Life is Either a Daring Adventure or Nothing

Now that I’m off the motorcycle, it’s time I start sharing what I learned on the motorcycle. The lesson of today’s post is using my sense of humor.
Here’s how it works – there are people I’ve been dealing with on my job who have really tested my nerves. Every time I thought of them, I wanted to go into a soundproof room and scream. I didn’t know how to deal with them in a way to make my life fun! I assumed I had to grit my teeth and bare it. But then I realized that if I used humor when I thought of them, I could make myself far happier. I decided to give those challenging people nicknames so that when I thought of them, I could laugh.
So, the guy named Patrick who’s been driving me up the wall has become Hat-trick. Why? Because he’s always pulling problems for me out of his hat. And the bossy woman I work with who reminds me of Meryl Streep’s character in “The Devil Wears Prada” is now called Madame Chang because of her dictatorial style.
I shared this idea with my friend, Kate. She’s been indecisive about breaking up with her boyfriend, whose last name is Reeve. She said that she’s nicknamed him Believe. Why? Because she wants to believe that there’s a better man for her out there. And my friend, Sam, who has a procrastinating son named Joe has nicknamed him -- you guessed it -- Slow.
I know that we all struggle with how to deal with irritating people. If you do try this, let me know how it works. I’m realizing that the only person I can change is myself. If I’m creative and use humor, then I’m a lot happier!