Mantras

• be kind.
• this too shall pass.
• relax.
• okay. take a breath.
• one day at a time.
• i have the inalienable human right to make mistakes.
• wait and see.
• they can't eat you.
• how bad is this on the awfulness scale?
• stop and breathe. 10 seconds can be spared.
• put out the fire before doing root cause analysis.
• we've dealt with worse and lived.
• i think you'll find it's a little more complex than that.
• will this matter in five years' time?
• don't play leapfrog with a unicorn.
• whatever happens i will cope.
• fuck it. PANIC!
• fine. now, take off the shit-colored goggles.
• weight on back of feet. shoulders back and down. head lifted from the back. breathe out. and smile.
• go to your happy place already.
• smile wide without opening lips. now wiggle nose.
• they're only human.
• rome wasn't built in a day.
• i have done what i can, now it's out of my hands.
• what does Professor Google say?
• it's not a problem. when it becomes a problem, we'll deal with it.
• it's a pain in the neck but it's not a disaster.