About this quote

Humor is often the only honest way to handle the overwhelming absurdity of human existence. When life throws a sudden, unfair curveball your way, raging at the heavens rarely helps. Can you learn to look at your misfortunes with a slight, knowing smirk instead? Accepting that the universe operates on a scale far beyond your control brings a strange kind of peace. You stop taking your tiny dramas so seriously and start finding the comedy in your daily struggles.

When to use it

• When you pull a muscle just by sneezing on your thirtieth birthday. You laugh at how fragile your body suddenly is and repeat this to yourself.
• After spending months planning an outdoor market stall, an unseasonal blizzard ruins the launch day. Instead of crying over the lost revenue, you share this with your business partner to break the tension.
• Your toddler spills a gallon of blue paint on the brand-new white carpet right before the house viewing. You look at the mess, sigh, and recite this to your stressed spouse to keep from losing your temper.