Sunday, August 17, 2008

Expected Results

"We can't keep doing the same things and expecting different results." - Janet on Swingtown

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Einstein

I had actually heard the Einstein quote first - but Swingtown reminded me of it, and for some reason it hit me more as being relevant, instead of just funny.

In Swingtown Janet was talking to her husband about why he should see a therapist - but really what she was saying was that the way that they were trying to work together wasn't working, and maybe they should try something else. It can be hard to admit that kind of thing - for an individual, and maybe even more so for a couple. But what a difference it makes when you figure it out.