Today is April 1. This date, of course, is also known as April Fool’s Day. Most of us have been the recipients of gags on this date, and some are memorable, because we really got taken in! I recall that time, some 30 years ago, when I worked at the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services Board in Montgomery County, Ohio as Director of Mental Health Services. That April Fool’s Day I really got hooked. One of my staff, Jeff, gave me one of those pink telephone message slips (trust me, they were a thing) that said I needed to call the Montgomery County Morgue.
Given that our department may need to investigate an unusual death situation, I decided to call the morgue. The problem is, I did not pay attention to the name given to call- a miss “Myra Maines” at the morgue. Yes, you are ahead of me aren’t you? I called the Montgomery County Morgue and asked for “Myra Maines”. The woman who answered, (and my staff) had a great laugh at my expense. I couldn’t believe that I had fallen for it, but I had. It did make the day for a number of people, so I guess it all worked out just fine!
April Fool’s Day is celebrated by many countries around the world. Some cultures have the same concept, but don’t necessarily celebrate it on April 1. So, don’t fall for the “Myra Maines” thing this year like I did many years ago.
April 1 also has a celebration attached to it for me this year. This day marks the five-year anniversary of the blog Reflections of a Counselor. I started the blog at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to survive, and to help others survive, the pandemic. We just never stopped from there!
This blog could never have lasted without you, my readers, who have been so supportive and kind in reading regularly. For that, I deeply thank you.
Blessings on our journey together for another year!
John
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