Humor is healing
-Brad Garrett
I think that Brad Garrett is hillarious - especially when you see him interviewing children. He's quite a character. Apparently he is also a philosopher... and a good one at that given his wise words above. If only healing could be humerous....
While we are discussing wise words from a television personality, allow me to quote another personality - Phil McGraw. Now, no offence to Dr. Phil or anyone who adores him, but he doesn't often have me as a viewer. Having said that, I have seen a few of his shows, and one sentence from him really got me thinking... He said:
How much fun are you to live with?
-Dr. Phil McGraw
I think that's a wise question for us to ask ourselves whenever in a period of stress, anxiety, trauma, etc. It's easy to be overwhelmed when dealing with terminal or chronic medical issues day in and day out. Unfortunately fatigue compounds that experience too. Not good. But, if we keep the above question in mind, it might be a good to:
a) remember that this situation is not only happening to you, but to your loved one too, and
b) evaluate how you are treating others/responding or reacting to others and
c) act upon anything that feels unresolved or inappropriate in "a" and "b" above. There is no shame in not knowing how to do so, but if you find yourself in that spot, counsellors are great resources for such discussions and healing.
So know that I am not saying that you can/should never be upset, even when tired, and that you have to be fake or put a smile on for someone to want to live with you. Nope. It's not your responsibility to make another person happy, or your fault if they are not. It's just a little reminder that sometimes we aren't ourselves when in crisis, and if that crisis lasts for a while, then it's easy for relationships to suffer. And, well, that doesn't help anything. So, I think I am going to lay back, google Brad Garrett to try to see if he has any videos online and have a good laugh.
Happy humour, and happy healing!
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