Tuesday, September 27, 2016

"Is That Right?"

This question or phrase is the punchline to a joke about a Southern belle going to charm school and learning to substitute it for a rude opinion.

The idea of using it was suggested to me in another circumstance, when I feel drawn back into the past.

I no longer have to live in it, so this phrase can alert me not to relive it.

I find myself laughing because of the context of the joke, which puts me into the complete opposite mode from any negative feelings.

Laughter, according to various studies, has a healing effect, lifting us into positive emotion.

I am certainly grateful for this trigger phrase, and for the light-hearted solution that it offers.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.pebblesofpeace.blogspot.com

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