June 1, 2020
“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.”
~ Majorie Pay Hinckly
Ever have one of those moments when you try really hard to do something right or maybe you are doing something for the first time, and it goes miserably wrong? At that moment, what truly are your options … well, you can either laugh or cry.
This happened to me just a few days ago. I was working on an email sequence project and instead of 3 emails going out over one week, they went out in a matter of one minute. (If you are on my email list, you’ll know what I am talking about!)
As soon as I realized what had happened, I was mortified. Seriously, who wants to get 3 emails from the same person in less than 3 minutes? Not me! And besides, I didn’t want anyone mad or frustrated with me and unsubscribe from my list.
Ugh! What did I just do?! My brain so wanted to head down the negative path to Destination - Have A Good Cry, but fortunately, an idea popped into my head. I quickly sent out a written apology owning my huge mistake taking full responsibility. What else could I do at this point other than accepting I had messed up AND try to find some humor in the situation.
Much to my surprise, I received many gracious emails that either relayed similar mistakes or said “LOL” to let me know they were laughing along with me.
Moral of the story: when you can choose between laughing or crying, pick laughing because it is NOT worth giving yourself a headache.
Be strong. Be healthy.
Keep up your self-care!
Hugs, Rita π
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