WEBVTT - If that's the worst thing

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to maintain a sense of perspective about

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<v Speaker 1>minor annoyances for a lot of foibles. We can remind

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves that if that is the worst thing that happens today,

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<v Speaker 1>it will have been a good day. If you are

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<v Speaker 1>listening to this podcast, my guess is that you value

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<v Speaker 1>smooth operations. I know I do, but sometimes the world

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<v Speaker 1>does not deliver on these things. Road repairs mean a

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<v Speaker 1>delivery truck can't come during a scheduled window. A last

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<v Speaker 1>minute virtual learning day means that a quiet work from

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<v Speaker 1>home schedule is not going to be so quiet. The

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<v Speaker 1>store is out cream cheese, which is the only reason

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<v Speaker 1>you went to that particular store. It is easy to

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<v Speaker 1>get annoyed at situations like this, and they are indeed annoying,

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<v Speaker 1>and there might be obvious solutions. Perhaps in time people

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<v Speaker 1>will see those solutions or take your suggestions, but in

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime, there is no point getting riled up. Getting

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<v Speaker 1>into an agitated state tends not to be a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of fun. Foul moods linger even into situations that are

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<v Speaker 1>objectively amazing. Are you seriously going to head into that

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<v Speaker 1>leisurely baking session in a snit? Because you have to

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<v Speaker 1>pivot on a recipe, So when something non tragic happens,

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<v Speaker 1>that is a good time to pull out this pocket phrase,

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<v Speaker 1>if that's the worst thing that happens to me today,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be all right. Or you could try one of

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<v Speaker 1>the other flavor verse, such as, if that's the worst

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<v Speaker 1>thing that happens to me today, it will be a

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<v Speaker 1>good day. Or if that's the worst thing that happens

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<v Speaker 1>to me today, I'll be pretty lucky in the grand

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<v Speaker 1>scheme of things. Because all of these statements are true,

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<v Speaker 1>the lives of most of us listening to this podcast

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<v Speaker 1>are incredibly good compared to what they could be. The

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<v Speaker 1>store is out of cream cheese, but the store has

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of other edible food that we can afford

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<v Speaker 1>to buy. Our homes have refrigerators to store whatever we purchase,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is just the start of the list of blessings.

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<v Speaker 1>Things could always be worse, and if they aren't great,

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<v Speaker 1>using this phrase, if that's the worst thing that happens

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<v Speaker 1>to me today, acknowledges that whatever happened was an ideal

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<v Speaker 1>but it's about not letting this annoyance have much power

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<v Speaker 1>over us. We can acknowledge the annoyance and then let

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<v Speaker 1>it go. I find this phrase is also helpful when

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<v Speaker 1>we are the subject of someone else's ire. Maybe a

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<v Speaker 1>colleague is unhappy over a small issue, or a driver

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<v Speaker 1>honks because you didn't run that yellow light. You can

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<v Speaker 1>remind yourself that the irritated driver is going to get

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<v Speaker 1>to his destination a mere sixty seconds later, and if

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<v Speaker 1>that is the worst thing that happens to him today,

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<v Speaker 1>he is going to be all right too. No reason

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<v Speaker 1>for anyone to get worked up. I mean, he might

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<v Speaker 1>be worked up, but you certainly don't need to be.

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<v Speaker 1>When the worst thing is just not that bad, it's

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<v Speaker 1>time to rejoice. In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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