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