Laugh Err'Day

Laughing is the healthiest practice that I try to spread among those around me. And with the limits which we all face I figure I might as well utilize what skills I have. Therefore, I joke and kid to ease the pressures of everyday life from people. It is the most gratifying experience to have people laugh at your jokes and your gestures. As well, comedy with friends and family proved to be the best self esteem builder during my early adolescence.
I range my jokes from situational irony and puns to my observational sense of comedy about society. I have found that the best jokes that I like to tell come from myself. I joke about my weight, my upbringing, my money(or lack there of), my car, my family, my religion, and my heritage. All of these things provide a great sense of who I am and sometimes it just so happens that some of who I am makes some people laugh. Now whether this is in a positive manner or not I don't tend to care, because at the end of the day I am just trying to do what I need to do. The best advice I ever received from friends was that "You gotta do you, let them do them, but you just do you." Now although for some this is confusing and very ignorant sounding I find it quite true. If we all worried about ourselves and then after we take care of ourselves we help each other I think some people may be able to take better care of themselves.
Now this may sound a bit too prophetic to compare to comedy, but this is the point I am trying to make. Comedy to me is just like reading inspirational/self-help novels. The best comedy is the type that makes you think. And if you watch a movie or special that leaves you with a spotlight of insight into how you might lead a better life then that comedian should be considered one of the greats. I say this because when you think about it they made you laugh and they made you feel uplifted. That is incredible to me. This is not the business for the old class clown. It is the world of an artist.
I am not saying in any way that I am an artist, nor am I saying that I have the power to inspire. I know or believe I don't. This is just the way I am. I merely just try to help those around me out by getting a smile or a chuckle from them. That's all I do, and all I want to do.