While waiting for the other shoe to drop, one can think of almost nothing else.  Will the other shoe be good or bad?  Note in WritersWorkshopPatterns how minutes of praise are followed by minutes of SuggestionsForImprovement.  Where is your attention while the praise happening?  Can you make waiting for the other shoe to drop to be a pleasurable experience?

Try WaitingForTheGoodShoeToDrop

-- AlistairCockburn