I would think that a serious person might benefit from listening to comedians, reading funny books?
How else can a serious person learn to let go and be light-hearted about life and not take life so seriously?
2007-01-22 07:21:30 · 8 answers · asked by Sarah S 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
The answer: STRETCH. This doesn't mean change who you are. It doesn't mean become a funny, light-hearted person. You definitely want to value who you are and not try to change that.
But, on occasion, in the right circumstance, if it would be appropriate and beneficial to you to be funny and light-hearted, then what you need to do is deliberately and consciously decide that for the next brief period of time, you'll stop being so serious and just have a little fun. You can do this, even though you're basically a serious person. It's not as if you have zero sense of humor and never relax and just enjoy other people, right? So all you have to do is temporarily operate outside your comfort zone, take a break from the seriousness and have a good time with your friends. You can go back to being serious later.
It's not only healthy to give the other parts of your self a chance to express themselves, but it will make you a more well-rounded person in the end.
2007-01-22 07:32:40 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you asking this for yourself or a friend? If you're the serious one, dont try to be anything but yourself. There's nothing wrong with being serious. I mean, its not like you dont find anything entertaining, is it? If you're happy, don't stress yourself out by listening to someone tell you that you should change. But if you're a friend who's trying to get someone else to "lighten up", maybe you're the one who needs to lighten up and accept that someone is just more serious about life than you are. Who is to say when serious is too serious or when light hearted is too flaky?
2007-01-22 07:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by KookyPookie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Live in the moment. Be in the here and now with your body, mind and soul. Be at one place with all three parts of you.... because it's human to be all over the place (for example: although you are eating an apple- you are somewhere else with your mind and don't really taste the food... and although you are in the kitchen- you wished to be in the future).... so for example while walking, look around- smell the flowers and enjoy- live and feel.
Don't hold back. Be happy in a happy moment- be sad, angry, or serious when needed at other times. There's a time " to every purpose under the heaven:.." (Ecclesiastes 3, 1-9)
2007-01-22 08:34:45 · answer #3 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey that is your genetic makeup and who you are.
You can lighten up a little as time goes on but you will always be a serious person. thats who you are and people will come to accept that. If some things are not serious enough you will let them go and be light enough with them.
is someone telling you to change who you are?
Be accepting of who you are.
2007-01-22 07:29:12 · answer #4 · answered by Spirit_Rain_3-SunShineAries 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
human society is like a hand,fingers are different lengths,but they all work together in order to function,if you chop a finger off the hand is impaired or useless,lifes a fairly serious business you`ve only got one
2007-01-22 07:33:05 · answer #5 · answered by qwertyu9642 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decide what kind of person you want to be and be that person. Practice, practice and soon you will be her.
2007-01-22 07:28:46 · answer #6 · answered by lisateric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get themselves in an idle mode.
2007-01-22 07:33:33 · answer #7 · answered by JoJoBa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a chill pill
-do some kerioke, that will loosen you up
2007-01-22 07:32:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋