Take the "F" out of Fun and you've got Nothin'

Almost everyone knows how to have fun. Heck! When we aren't working or going to school, most of us would rather be having some sort of fun, wouldn't we? Even when we are at our jobs or in school, if we make it fun, it makes it more enjoyable, often times more productive, and it keeps us going back.

So, what happens when you take the "F" out of fun? You are left with "un", and according to the dictionary, it comes from the Greek and is used as a prefix meaning "not". Now that we understand this, how can we apply this to life?

Let's take the the "F" out of fun to see what happens. Instead of being fun, we become "un" or unhappy. This makes it more difficult to face the challenges of the day, and that seems to require even more energy. Energy that, because of the circumstances, noone probably has to spare. What was once a healthy outlook, now becomes unhealthy and that may upset us even more. Coping skills become compromised. Our ability to reason becomes unreasonable, and this then can lead to arguments and more disruption. The cascade effect can be endless. What was once fun is now a total shambles of unrest, and that would be unfair. You may end up with less than you had or maybe even just a whole lot of nothing for your troubles

Well, what should we learn from this little exercise in enlightenment? Just remember, when you next loose your cool, thus becoming uncool, you need to find your "F". Not some 4 letter word that reduces your stock value to nothingness, but the "F" that reverses your "un-ness". The "F" that, if you put it back where it belongs, it'll make you "Fun" again!