Tag: reacting

Your spouse forgot to fill up the tank on your van, after he/she borrowed it yesterday to deliver a special project to a client. So here you are, late to work, having to wait in line at the pump. You’re pissed! You grouse, you mutter, you kick the tires. You carry that anger around with you and start seeing reasons to be upset everywhere. You end up having a fairly miserable day.

You come home that night, and you're barely through the door when your spouse exclaims, "Why can't you ever call when you're going to be late? You've ruined dinner!"

Do you find yourself frustratedly stuck in the same patterns? You may not even notice it’s a pattern. However, if you spend some time to think on it, you’ll see a pattern. We all have them.

Maybe it’s a tired argument with your partner/spouse. Perhaps it’s a certain frustrating dynamic between you and someone else. How about this one? You want to get something done but you decide to take a peek at social media… and 2 hours later… nothing is done.