Creating Our Own Lives

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“I cannot tell you how many times laughter has connected me with all different kinds of pe... more

“I don’t think that humor is evasive at all. It’s how we protect our hearts from just blee... more

“Humor is always about ‘as if.’ And it just relaxes everybody. We’re going to laugh.” Tran... more

“What makes humor is pattern recognition. Finance is very helpful on that front because th... more

“Humor reminds me a lot of magic, in that there’s no way to quite replicate it. There’s a ... more

“Humor gives me release. Sometimes there’s just too much tension and you have to let it go... more

“Humor establishes new ground for parents and kids to relate on that isn’t just parent-kid... more

“I use humor as a way to let our community know that we’re not invisible, at least not to ... more

“When you are helpless with true laughter, it’s like orgasm. Your body gets taken over. If... more

“When everything feels horrible, what tiny detail can we seize on and laugh about.” Writer... more

“The real Book of Mormon is on my shelf, and next to it, the Book of Mormon Musical. And I... more

“The best expression of humor is something that comes out of suffering and comes out of a ... more

“Humor is a tool for inclusion and for making everyone realize: we’re all together on this... more

Humor as a tool for survival. That’s the theme of our second season of Creating Our Own Li... more

“When I’m running, I’m in my body, with all of its limitations but with all of its capabil... more

“If you watched me run, you wouldn’t think I was sitting or thinking about sitting.” Justi... more

“When I’m running, I feel like I’m actively expressing gratitude.” Sarah Khasawinah works ... more

“I began to notice that my running life and my meditating life were beginning to merge.” R... more

“My love for running started with me running towards my mom.” Mallary Tenore’s mother, Rob... more

“Running challenges people to see me from a different perspective.” In Sikhism there is a ... more

“I cannot even begin to push myself to the extent that God can help me to push myself.” Ch... more

“You’re running often side-by-side, or one person in back of the other, rather than lookin... more

“Running has helped me become more present.” Some people turn to prayer or meditation or y... more

“What else have I been lying to myself about? What else have I been hiding from ’cause I w... more

“The number one objective of my Olympic pursuit was to heal a broken soul.” Gold medalist ... more

A sneak peek into Creating Our Own Lives, a new podcast from On Being Studios.