Most of us, at least from time to time, are troubled by our little demons. Some of us, occasionally, are troubled by our large, persistent DEMONS.

Either way, there is value in humouring our demons. As I write the word 'humouring' I'm thinking in terms of 'tolerating'. I'm also thinking about 'lightening things up'...perhaps even trying to have some fun with our demons. (It's possible we may be able to extract some benefits from the wisdom embedded in that saying, "Laughter is the best medicine.")

We don't run to the door to welcome our demons when they knock. Most of the time they sneak up on us...then, they consume our minds. Our demons are not welcome but they show up anyhow as personal agonies and automatic negative thoughts - ANTs. Personal agonies and ANTs can invade our thoughts...these demons spoil our thoughts and remove our ability to focus on the things we want to focus on.

What are we going to do about that?

What are you going to do about that?

One thing you can do - you can humour your demons:

• You can choose to tolerate your demons - Be present, observe your demons without giving in to them...be calm and civil with your demons...but do not accommodate them…treat them with the courtesy you would extend to an unwelcome but harmless guest

• You can choose to inoculate your demons with humour – Are you courageous enough to put your demons into a humorous perspective? To throw a little humour their way? If you think you can do that then plan ahead. Think about your top 3 demons and plan some humorous surprise messages for each of them. Practice your delivery of the 3 humorous messages. Enjoy the secret - you are armed with demon-neutering humour.