Life is A Gag Reel

I'm going to be honest with ya'll, if I am watching something on YouTube I almost always end up spending extra time watching bloopers and gag reels. Seriously. It does not matter what show or movie, they ALWAYS makes me laugh! My friends can attest to this, I love special features on DVD's. But out of all the amazing bonus features I have seen, gag reels and bloopers are easily my favorite. It is impossible for me not to smile and laugh while watching them.

So I got to thinking, why are they so funny? They aren't written jokes or slapstick comedy routines. So what can possibly make us laugh that much? People confidently messing up.

Think about it. These actors and actresses mess up and are able to laugh out loud at themselves. They fumble their words, drop stuff, have prop malfunctions, trip over themselves, and make funny faces when they aren't supposed to. It makes the celebrities we idolize seem more human. When they mess up, their friends (costars) laugh with them. The people we look up to and admire can say "Hakuna Matata" and laugh it off; they don't take moments so seriously. The actors and actresses we love aren't perfect and they know it. The difference is, they are able to laugh at their imperfections. And laughs are contagious.

So really, take a second and reflect. Life is like a gag reel. The people you look up to and admire fumble their words, drop things and have them malfunction, trip and fall, and make goofy faces. Family and friends (your idols) mess up, they are human too.

So how can we make our lives more like a gag reel? When you mess up, have confidence and laugh at yourself. When your family or friends have a blooper, laugh with them not at them. The difference between ourselves and celebrities is that they know they're not perfect and don't try to be. So if we stop trying to be perfect all the time, realize we have goofball moments, and don't take life too seriously, then we too can laugh at ourselves with confidence. Actors and actresses always get the job (the show or movie) done. But they have laughs along the way too. You will get your job done, but it is ok to laugh at yourself.

It's as simple as that! The only thing different is that our life gag reels aren't recorded and put on YouTube :)


But here IS a great gag reel you can find on YouTube:

Enjoy :)