Daphne* needed to cancel our coaching session this week. This is after both of us had conflicts the previous week that necessitated rescheduling. She had left a message letting me know about her car troubles, so we hadn’t spoken. When I called back and she wasn’t home, I decided to leave some hearty laughs following my message of concern and thoughts about setting a new time to meet. I started to ha---ha---ha---ha—ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hahahahaha……..breath, breath, hahahahahaha. Feeling a bit silly and not sure how my laughter message would be received, I almost stopped myself. Then I thought of airport, cell phone laughter and laughed some more. And guess what? I felt the stress of the day lift and my head clear. As I felt its weight dissipate, a smile began to gently push its way across my lips.
The next day, Daphne and I connected and she told me that she had listened to my message FIVE times. That it really helped. Me, too. Yay!
Daphne and I will meet next week. Stay tuned!
*not her real name.