{"id":64301,"date":"2026-01-27T04:26:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=64301"},"modified":"2026-01-27T04:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:26:32","slug":"motivational-monday-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=64301","title":{"rendered":"Motivational Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

January 26, 2026 – Live and Laugh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cLive with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen Hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regrets. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.\u201d<\/em> – Mary Anne Radmacher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you don’t learn to laugh at yourself, life is going to feel a lot longer than you’d like.”<\/em> – Natalie Portman<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you to Elder Karyna<\/strong> for reminded us of the place of humor in our lives. At WLBOTT<\/strong>, humor is no laughing matter. Without humor, the world would be a dark, hostile place. With humor, the world is a dark, hostile, and absurd place, and the snacks are better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our ability to laugh at ourselves helps us accept our own shortcomings…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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… and allows us to contemplate our humility in the service of humankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a service to our shareholders, the WLBOTT <\/strong>staff took time from their busy schedules to curate a collection of internet things to illustrate the mood of the country at this point in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And now to go and spoil a perfectly good blog….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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