How to Sail Through Screw-Ups - Wellbeing Wisdom Tiny Bites Podcast

A dear friend had a minor incident between her new car and the garage door. Her husband was with her and had directed her to pull into the garage farther - she was pretty sure the car was in far enough.

Oops.

Her husband was not amused. He yelled and I told you so’d and had a meltdown over the scratches and dents in the rear bumper that the garage door kissed. It would have been easy for my friend to fall into the very human trap of self-recrimination.

My friend is very wise.

Yes, she felt awful and it hurt her heart to damage her pretty new car. No, she didn’t own her husband’s bad behavior. She knew he was pre-irritated for her convenience – the ball game he was listening to wasn’t going well for his team and he was already mad about that. His tantrum was about him and who he is when he’s upset.

My dear friend went into her office and closed the door to let him have his own space and time to get over it and get himself back under control.

Don’t I have a wise friend? Next time something like this lands in your life, be like my friend – don’t own someone else’s failure to control themselves.

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