Keep Calm And Don't Kill Annoying People

I was reading an article in a newsletter this morning about a guy who found a family of skunks had made themselves a home in his back yard under a storage shed he used almost every day. He was afraid of spraying him and his shed.

When he called pest control people the ones who talked to him said they didn’t do skunks or they just didn’t call back. One company said they would remove them. The charge was $250 each with no guarantee they wouldn’t spray his property.

At first he was scared to get sprayed, then he was angry they moved in to his back yard. He finally realized they were just animals who liked his back yard. He started talking to his neighbors about them. Someone told him how to make his yard less attractive to them.

When he followed his neighbor’s advice they left on their own in less than a week.

It started making me think of plenty of times I didn’t know why people I thought were annoying kept showing up and bothering me in some way or would just look for something to gossip about.

I realize now I’ve been going about trying to away from them all wrong! All I have to do is figure out how to get them to not want to be around.

Written by Mark Blevins

Thank You For Reading

Sources:

Leaders Digest Newsletter. “How To Thrive In Change-The Wisdom of Process” By Micheal E. Gerber

 I was a Construction Worker and Commercial Fisherman. An injury on a fishing boat in Alaska forced me into early retirement. Now I'm a Writer and Blogger. Having to start over forced me to realize people are more than their job title.

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