Episode Notes

Hello to you listening in Greeley, Colorado!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.

Way way back in the day when my friend Gene was a hospital-based respiratory therapist a department supervisor took a dislike to him and rode his butt day in and day out. Why? Who can say. I’m betting you had (or have) one of those people in your life.

Gene took it as long as he could but that supervisor was after him like a dog with a bone. Which gave Gene an idea.

One day he walked into the hospital and handed his supervisor a brown paper wrapped gift. Inside was a note and a pork-chop shaped squeaky toy for dogs. Gene wrote: “Chew on this for a while because my ass is pretty sore!”

What happened next? They say that hard lessons are best learned with humor and in this case the pork chop squeaky toy worked. The two were not friends but somehow the tension eased.

Question: What metaphorical squeaky toy have you used to diffuse a difficult situation or teach a lesson?

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Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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