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Dear Reader,
I've assembled an emotional first aid kit that contains words and sentences I repeat to myself when my mind heads down a road to miserable thinking. Anxiety, fear, poor-me-pity-parties, or when I find myself in a bad mood for no particular reason, I open my medicine chest door hoping to find a cure.
Immune to soap and water and even antibacterial cream, that nasty bad-mood bug, he's a sly one. How he spreads from one person to another, if I only knew I could bottle the cure. In the meantime, my antidote is to swallow two heaping teaspoons full of just be nice.
"Just be nice, Suzanne. Exhale, don't beep the horn. Don't repeat to yourself the not-so-nice comment someone said today, because reviewing nasty encounters keeps nastiness alive. Don't roll your eyes when someone needs a price check in the check-out line. Just be nice Suzanne. Take a deep breath and think about the weekly baking sessions you have with your grandson Paul. Think of the last time little three-year-old James said, 'Grandma, I love you.' Picture your husband turning down the sheets at night and propping your pillow, so when you head into the bedroom, a comfy bed is waiting. Recall the warm words a book club reader sent to you about the column you wrote the other day. Be nice to others and don't forget to be nice to yourself.
Because maybe you didn't catch this bad-mood bug from anyone else, maybe it started with you."
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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www.muffinsandmayhem.com
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