07.16.10
How to Scotchguard Your Relationships
- Image by Terry Bain via Flickr
Everyone loves pets. Right? They’re adorable, fun, lovable. And–they also make messes. Lots of them, especially if you go on vacation.
I found an amazing product, Scotchguard. I have no idea what toxic chemicals are in this stuff, but it promises good things. It doesn’t prevent pets from expressing their anger on your carpets, but it does something better. It repels the stain. Prevents the odor. And makes clean-up much much easier.
What could be better? Maybe something like that for our human counterparts? Humor IS the Scotchguard for our relationships.
Think of it:
1. Humor repels the stain and the memory of the negative interaction. When we can (eventually) laugh together, we can begin to forget the offense.
2. Humor prevents the odor of the offending behavior transmitting itself onto our day. We can stop the fate of a fight by letting the lightness of humor air it (and us) out.
3. Humor makes the clean-up of future events much much easier. That’s because humor solidifies our ties. When we can be humorous, we can be honest, and our whole selves. And we can let others be themselves, too.
