Fawlty Showers
PSS’d Off
Dr. Deb sent me a text. ‘Thank you for 30 wonderful years.’ In 2025 we’d been married for 34. I had to scroll to find the laughing emoji and ‘just kidding’ with a heart.
I started over writing Life on Life’s Terms, thinking about what happens when someone makes a major change. “Prodigal Son Syndrome,” I said to my laptop.
The Prodigal Son had hit rock bottom far from home. He trudged through dry dusty lands to get back to his former life. On TV, people were scooped up in a limo, flown to a posh rehab, greeted by a former model, and given a massage before meeting with their ‘recovery concierge.’
Most people’s experience was more like the Prodigal Son’s. They may not have had to travel far on foot, but they did have to go a long way to improve their lives.
Too many became angry there was no limo, no model, just a lot of difficult changes to make. They had Prodigal Son Syndrome, and unlike the Prodigal Son were PSS’d about having to put forth so much effort.
The smart ones kept their eye on the prize – a better life. They put one foot in front of the other, accepting overnight changes tend not to be lasting ones. Their long journeys built up their stamina for the next one.
Today I will avoid PSS by accepting meaningful change is often a long journey.
Fawlty Showers ? 2020 by Ken Montrose
Fawlty Showers is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.
Other works by Ken Montrose are available at:
· www.greenbriartraining.com
· https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B001K8MG0S