Today when you are feeling frustrated; stop and clap your hands together. The simple act of clapping can interrupt a pattern on the spot. Something is out of your control, and you are not going to resist it. You are in a hurry; your child is dawdling. Clap! Take a breath and realize your child has his own sense of timing. Can you move him without feeling stressed?

You see the mud on the bathroom floor. Clap as you remind yourself bathrooms get dirty! Can you tell yourself that you will probably wash that floor 100 more times in your life? The tire is flat! Darn! Clap! It’s time for a change of plans. Tires get flat. Do you want this one thing to ruin your whole day, to make you feel crazy? Make a decision to go with the flow. Frustrations are inevitable. How you deal with them is a choice. Transformation of your frustrations may only be as silly as a clap away! Laughter is very healing medicine!

Please refer to the book for more details on this activity.