"Trouble, Trouble"
Hello and welcome—a little earlier than usual. I thought, coming on the heels of "Zip It", that this might be helpful, as we tuck into all of our upcoming celebrations.
There's a great phrase that one of my all time favorite clients taught me years ago: "Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you." It's a great reminder to stay in the present and not leap into some future fantasy or past memory. It's also a lovely mantra to invoke on the off chance that "Table Manners" have devolved into something just this side of a food fight.
Think about it. When we "trouble trouble", it can cut both ways. At the first sign of upset, we can so
easily fall into the "what ifs" and fearful thoughts of what we think might happen: then this will happen, then that will, and we're off to the races of our Chattermind.
On the other hand, there are times when we "poke the bear" of trouble. "Maybe we'd better take a closer look"; "Is this really trouble?"; "I think I have a handle on this", and so on. In reality, though, we already know it's trouble, because we're acquainted with it, aren't we? The key is not to court it.
How do You deal with "Trouble, Trouble"? (2:00)?
