Table Topics
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Triggers are those things which make it more likely for us to fall into negative behavior patterns. When we are able to recognize those triggers, then we can take steps toward reversing the negative patterns.
Let me share a personal example to get you started on recognizing your own triggers.
I once had a driving job that resulted in some long days. Most days, the last little bit of my trip was along a busy stretch of highway that included dozens (or so it seemed) of traffic signals.
Each time I had to wait at a red light my family, my dinner, and my favorite chair were out of reach a little bit longer. Those red lights made me cranky! Add a couple of daydreamers in front of me who didn’t respond immediately to the release of the green light, and I was really steaming!
Needless to say, my family wasn’t as happy to see me on the red-light nights. I needed to change that trigger so that I would be a happier, calmer person coming home after work.
The answer I found was books-on-tape. The books gave my brain something else to think about while the dawdlers in front of me got out of the way. The negative thought patterns were blocked by the voice on the tape. It worked!
What are your triggers? How can you eliminate or block those triggers? Share ideas.
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Solving problems without mediation
Player One starts by naming a person by their occupation and then naming a service that they require. That service is filled by another person who is named by occupation.
Player Two picks up with the second person requiring a service and naming another occupation.
Here is an example to get you started:
A secretary needed some office supplies so she took some petty cash and went to the warehouse shopping club. A friendly stocker helped her load the heavy reams of paper into her car.
After she left, the stocker went on his lunch break. He enjoyed the sandwich that the cook made special for him.
The cook took his break and made a long-distance phone call. He used a phone card that was made by a factory worker.
Continue with this chain or start one of your own.
