Maybs - Pt3

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I just realized earlier that I only have until the end of the week to file my answer to being served D papers.

My W was supposed to get back to me about mediation today but haven't heard anything from her yet. I got my manager to allow me to leave work a little early on Thursday so I can make it to the court house before it closes so I guess W has until then to let me know about mediation.

I found this thing when I was doing some reading a little bit ago and I thought I would just but it here it's about learning to tolerate unpleasant feelings:

"Practice observing your own unpleasant feelings, whenever they occur, without letting them throw you off balance. Try focusing on your breath, instead of you unhelpful thoughts, until you feel calmer. Unpleasant feelings are often produced by chemicals, which come and go. If you learn to recognize and tolerate the temporary chemical spurts, you'll keep your balance better. Once you're calmer, you can more easily look beyond your immediate, unhelpful thoughts. It also helps to remember that our partners aren't wholly responsible for our unpleasant feelings. It might seem like their actions are the sole cause, but sometimes their actions merely trigger some greater pain from our past." Joel Almeida

I just felt like this really spoke to me today and I know calming myself and diverting my negative feelings has been something that I've been working on throughout this process. And I think this is something that a lot of people here could use a reminder of sometimes. We are all just trying to do the best we can.

Hope everyone is having a good Monday!