I've noticed over the years that it really helps in life if you don't take yourself too seriously. It can jump-start joy if you lighten up a bit, and who doesn't want that? Some of my favorite ways to lighten up: 
1. Holding my 1-year-old grandson on my lap.
2. Holding my 4-year-old granddaughter on my lap.
3. Holding my 14-year-old granddaughter on my lap? Yeah, right. But she does talk to me pretty often. That'll do.
4. Reading "You might be a redneck if ..." jokes.
5. Convincing myself I'm not a redneck.