Thanksgiving (with Emotional Intelligence) Haiku

Celebrate your Thanksgiving with EQ and INTENTIONALITY

Thanksgiving comes soon
Review your basic EQ
Intend to enjoy.

POSITIVE OUTLOOK

Holiday at Bill’s
I miss my own great stuffing
I focus elsewhere.

OPTIMISM

Christmas will soon come
I have way too much to do
Optimistic, I.

SELF-SOOTHING

Thanksgiving at Mom's
My sisters will fight again
I will breathe deeply.

FLEXIBILITY

Dinner at Kayla's
What's this, we're having a quiche??
I am flexible.

COMPASSION

Feast at the bride's house
Lumpy gravy, burned turkey
Compassionate time.

RESILIENCE

Thanksgiving, no Chet
Resilient I have become
For this I give thanks.

HIJACKING

First meal for my boss
Will my fear hijack me now?
Not with my EQ.

INTUITION

The host is yawning
My intuition tells me
Time to go on home.

LIMBIC BRAIN

My child is crying
I choose to use empathy
Time for limbic brain.

REPTILIAN BRAIN

Doug holds me closely
We kiss while the dinner burns
The reptilian brain.

CHOICES

Introvert heaven
Thanksgiving alone at home
Extraverts gather.

CONSTRUCTIVE DISCONTENT

Stressed, we have a fight
Conflict resolution skills
Will come in handy.

CREATIVITY

Oven is broken.
Arnold must be creative.
He will grill turkey.

EMOTION MANAGEMENT

Tablecloth is pink
What’s wrong with this holiday?
I manage my response.

TRUST RADIUS

On Thanksgiving Day
I meet many new people
Friends for the future.

PERSONAL POWER

On this special day
Good, bad or indifferent
I choose to enjoy.