If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now. – Marie Osmond
Or you can:
worry about it;
stress about it;
ruminate about it;
wish it were different;
let it make you feel powerless, afraid, lonely, . . . .
* * *
Or, you can laugh about it.
Now.
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