I've gotten much better at keeping my thoughts to myself, and remembering to ask myself "will this further me along in my goals to save the marriage or drive a bigger wedge between us?"
That's a great technique to stop. Now go a step further and replace your negative emotion with a positive one. This is a gift you give yourself.
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He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more! And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day. And then - the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of *ten* Grinches, plus two!
M22,H45,W45 S21/18D12 Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties and at the same time confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.
