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I haven't posted here for a very long time. Today I'm working hard to stay calm and let go of small resentments. The A has been sober for a couple of years for which I'm super grateful. Without a program his old ways pop up now and then especially at his former "down time" 5 oclock! I will detach. I will not yell. I won't sweat the small stuff. I won't become irritable or grouchy. One minute at a time ..........thank God for Alanon.
Welcome back wp - great post and I totally 'hear' you! I spent the first half of my day trying to help my son fill a prescription for an antibiotic without insurance. Of course, he was beyond irritable - just plain mean, mad and unbearable.....the program helps me keep calm even when my insides are screaming or wanting to do so.
Keep coming back and keep working it - a release through a share often for me softens the issue to very manageable!!
(((Hugs)))
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
