Not Eyeeore !!

I've mentioned Tigger in the last two blogs on this site. Remember Tigger ? He was one of the characters from the Winnie the Pooh stories we enjoyed as a child and also enjoyed, maybe even more, when those of us who are fortunate enough to have read the story to our own children.

But what of the other character, Eyeeore? Eyeeore was steady and reliable. But he was a donkey, he was slow and inclined to take rather a contrary view to the others when it came to looking on the bright side.

Eyeeore is still alive today. He can be found in many offices and workplaces. I came across one such Eyeeore today. The main problem with this Eyeeore was that, like so many others, he had made up his mind and continued to reinforce his negative thinking about the situation by not listening to what I was saying.

The situation could have been handled much more effectively and his issue resolved quickly if he hadn’t been stuck with his own preconception and his inability to listen to what I was saying.

”But I’ve lost my tail.” I could hear Eyeeore saying.

Maybe that’s it. Maybe the Eyeeors of the world don’t listen.

Ahh…. I’d rather be a Tigger every time.

But then as the Tigger song from the Winnie-the Pooh book goes, “There’s only one Tigger.”

At least we can try.