ReadersDigestAustraliaNewZealand-April2018

All in a Day’s Work

HUMOUR ON THE JOB

100 | April• 2018

GLASS HALF FULL

A friend of mine is a trauma

counsellor who helps people who’ve

had traumatic experiences on the

job come to terms with feelings and

emotions they might experience.

One day she was lamenting to her

daughter that she hadn’t had much

work of late. Her daughter urged her

to look on the bright side.

“Cheer up, Mum! Something bad

is bound to happen.”

SUBMITTED BY PAULA PARK

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