The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
Some days we need a little humor, and some jokes can make a point that we can relate to our program. To me this joke is another reminder to "Not React". I hope you enjoy it, and take it in the spirit is is intended.
A woman complains to her therapist about fights and arguments between she and her husband.
Therapist: What happening?
Woman: I don't know what to do. Everytime my husband comes home drunk we argue, fuss, and fight for hours.
Therapist: "I have a real good medicine for that. Whenever your husband comes home inebriated, just take a glass of chamomile tea and start gargling with it. Just continue to gargle and gargle".
Two weeks later she returns to the therapist smiling from ear to ear.
Woman: Thank you so much, that was a brilliant idea! Everytime my husband came home drunk, I gargled and gargled with chamomile tea and we have not had one single cross word. I am amazed how the tea works, thank you so much.
Therapist: "You see now how keeping your mouth shut helps !!!!
Tee-hee - thanks for the funny! And - I can relate...
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
