Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, d…

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Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. ✨ Bob Newhart (2006). I shouldn't even be doing this: and other things that strike me as funny
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Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. ✨ Bob Newhart (2006). I shouldn't even be doing this: and other things that strike me as funny

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