The Passionate Man

[Denver_2010]

Letting things outside of my M affect my behavior with my W and family was something that was a big problem for me before my S too.

And even though it is one of the things that I have worked on and feel that I'm MUCH better about, I can also see it being an ongoing concern now.

Personally, I just make the issue one that I think about a lot. I keep it in the forefront of my mind and often make a conscious effort to put those extraneous things aside when I'm with my W.

It's all about continuing to recognize our shortcomings and continuing to work on them.

Remember, we are all a work in progress. Our work on ourselves is never done. And there are things about each of us, that there needs to be a conscious effort to keep at bay.

Remember the DB strategies of 'acting as if' and 'faking it until you make it'. I often think of, and use, these things when I am in a bad mood because of something that has nothing to do with my M.

Just keep working at it. That's the most important thing.