regardless

From the amazing ...Lynn Breedlove

how to be happy regardless of whatever bullshit is going down.

1. sometimes you get fame. sometimes you get disrepute. maintain enough distance from everyone's reaction to ride waves without tipping over.
 

2. if you find yourself thinking, i bent over backwards for you and this is the thanks i get! ask yourself why youre in that uncomfortable position. everyone's annoying from down there. straighten up and keep moving toward fun people.
 

3. life is boot camp. other people's hostility is practice for other arenas. as a comic, for example, detachment from jerky behavior trains you to riff off heckles, or stay focused until you start killing.
 

4. if you dont feel appreciated, do less.
 

5. YOUR boundaries control YOUR behavior, as much as you'd like to think they control others.
 

6. before heading into a treacherous situation such as your family, visualize yourself not freaking out at the inevitable.
 

7. admit your family freaks you out. you probably freak them out too. everyones freaking out. pretend you are patient and kind, and one day you will be.
 

8. assess your chosen mood adaptors. does ingestion of certain substances always seem to happen in conjunction with mishaps? adjust accordingly.
 

9. if you cant, get friends to help. unless they're in same boat. in which case steer clear and hang with people who aren't, until said mood adaptor stops running you.
 

10. do what's necessary now. then have fun until next necessary work comes up. if you find yourself worrying, set alarm. google problem. after ten minutes of study, have fun.
 

11. if you cant have fun, make list o shit that might be fun if only you... (fill in blank).
 

12. when you are not having fun, consult list. pick something. do it.