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Life's Embarrassing Moments... We All Have Them!

The positive and healing power of humoron! WHAT TO DO? She paced around the car,
cannot be measured! Humor helps to reduceand couldn't think of anything to do, except
stress, anxiety, and tension and that's why Ito break one of the windows to get in! But,
use humor to get out of embarrassingshe didn't want to do that, because her
situations, and there have been plenty in myhusband would probably kill her (or worse),
life! I've eaten plenty of "crow," and havefor doing something stupid like this! It was
gotten plenty of "egg on my face" too!STOP;cold outside and she had to think of
LOOK AND LISTEN! That's the advice I givesomething FAST!She looked down the highway,
people if they want to get more humor intoand noticed there were store lights less than
their lives. You have to "stop and smell thea mile down the highway, maybe a gas station
roses," pay attention to the things aroundor convenience store, she hoped! (this was
you; and you have to be a good listener.before cell phones) So, she decided the only
People ask me where I get my ideas and humor,thing she could do, was to start walking to
and the answer is always the same: arounduse the phone. She figured it would take her
the home; around the work place, and out inabout 15 minutes to walk to the store and
the streets, etc. I have two examples ofcall her husband to come and get her, so she
embarrassing moments I will share with you,she started walking.A few minutes after she
and the first one involves being a goodleft the scene, a police officer stopped at
listener.My ex-wife had a great sense ofher car to check things out! What he found
humor, but she was not a very funny personwas sure interesting. An abandoned car with
most of the time. She rarely came up withthe engine running; the doors were locked and
anything funny, or if she told a joke, shethe headlights were on! What was the officer
would usually screw it up! That's fine...Ito think...foul play, perhaps? The officer
can't fault her for that! I screw up most oflooked all around the area, to see if he
my jokes, too! But, she shined when she toldcould see anybody around, but there was
me the following story about what hernobody. So, he called for help for other
receptionist did at work one day. And, sheunits to join in on a search!Meanwhile (back
picked up on this bit of humor because sheat the ranch), or at the store where Michelle
was LISTENING! When she told me this story,had walked to, she arrived and called her
I almost fell over backwards!Humanhusband on the phone. From the phone booth
ServicesThe state Department of Humanshe was calling from, she looked back up the
Services (New Mexico), which handles childhighway, and noticed flashing lights near her
abuse cases, was quite busy on thiscar! The worry set in right away, that
particular Monday morning. Clients andsomething had happened to her car! She told
attorneys were waiting in the reception area,her husband that she would meet him at the
and several of the children were in thecar, which was less than a mile north of the
nursery, and the telephones were ringing offconvenience store.Worried... Michelle was in
the hook!The receptionist had only been ona hurry-up mode to get back to her car, after
the job for about a week, and as in any newseeing the flashing lights! As she walked
job, she was still trying to find her wayfaster and faster toward her car, she noticed
around, etc. As the morning wore on, themore flashing lights, and could hear dogs
office scene continued to be quite hectic!barking off in the distance, and she didn't
And, by mid-morning, things became a littleknow what to think! She then noticed a low
dizzying for her, as she tried to take careflying helicopter with a spotlight shining
of everyone's needs.About noon time...lookingall over the place. "Who or what could they
a bit drained and overwhelmed with it all,be looking for," she thought to
she was overheard to answer the telephone,herself!Huffing and puffing, she continued
"Good morning...Human Cervixes...may I helpdown the highway, and she knew something was
you?"* * *Anothernot right where she left the car! As she got
embarrassing incident was told to me by mycloser, there were more flashing lights;
wife, who had a friend named Michelle, andtraffic backed up; the sound of barking dogs
the story goes something likebecame louder; the helicopter flying low
this.Stranded!It was about 9:00 in theoverhead...what could be wrong?After a few
evening, on a cold December night, andminutes, she finally reached the scene, and
Michelle was on her way home from attending aas she lumbered across the highway...huffing
meeting at school. She was driving on theand puffing...she went up to the first police
outskirts of town where she lived, when sheofficer she saw and said, "Hello,
noticed and felt something was not right withofficer...my name is Michelle, and that's my
the front end of the car! She didn't know ifcar parked over there. I locked myself out;
a tire was going to blow out or just what theleft the engine running and the headlights on
problem was, etc.So, she pulled off theand went for help. Is there anything wrong?*
highway to take a look. She got out of the* *Life's embarrassing
car and went around to the passenger side tomoments! We all suffer from them! If you
check things out and she saw nothing unusual.have an embarrassing incident happen to you,
So, she went back to get into the car totry to capture it on paper or on film. As
continue on her way home. There was only onethe experts say, having the ability to laugh
problem. SHE LOCKED HERSELF OUT OF THE CAR!at ourselves, at all the crazy things we all
OOPS! Michelle had a big problem! She alsodo, CAN BE HEALTHY!
left the engine running and the headlights



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