Hi
Have you ever said that during a stressful, uncomfortable or disappointing situation?
These moments often are laughed about afterwards, refered back to with fondness or used as a benchmark to show how far we have come.
In the actual moment though..it can all be a bit upsetting and worrying.
Most of the time it is never as bad as it seems, as Mark Twain
famously said:
'I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened'
Frustrating things do happen, yet often we miss the FACT above that they are mostly never as bad as they seem.
I heard a fantastic turn around on this from the mighty Zig Ziglar.
How about using this knowledge to our advantage and remembering, in the midst of a 'disaster', that you will laugh about it later...so why not laugh about it NOW.
Be that person that keeps a calm head, brings others back up and take an objective stance on the situation.
These moments we share with others can be a bonding experience..not a chance to argue and fall out, regretting what we said to each other later.
It's a
funny story in the pub or at the wedding speech years later!
So, smile and laugh more through life's little twists and turns. Who said it all needs to go our way anyway?
Personally I'm going to TRY and adopt this on the school runs..our two find it hilarious to push my buttons, so I'll let you
know how I get on...
J
