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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