another store run

 (PVT)

• Napkins, the 400 pack...get the white ones...
  
• Fixodent, the Original 
• juice...she didn't specify.  Usually she says, "Fruit Punch" or "Orange Juice" or even "Get the frozen concentrate".  This time, she's very specific about napkins, but she left the juice choice upto me!!!

Patience

(FM)- How do you know when to consider yourself a patient person?

• When some jerk cuts you off while driving, instead of speeding up to fly them the bird, you simply take a deep breath a say "I wish they would be more careful."
• When you get stuck in traffic and hit every red light, instead of cursing aloud and banging on the steering wheel, you simply take a deep breath and turn on the Christian music station.
• When someone stares you up and down giving you the stink face, instead of yelling at them "what the f*** you lookin at" you simply take a deep breath, look at them in the eyes with the cheesiest smile and say "hi, how are you?"
• When you ask a subordinate at work to do a task and they straight up tell you "I ain't doin this or that" instead of finding the nearest largest object to break over their head or big mouth, you simply take a deep breath and reply "you seem to be having a tough time, what can I do to help?"
• When you come home after a long day at work and your spouse has a trail of dirty laundry all over the floor, instead of roaring at them about what a slob they are, you simply take a deep breath, kiss their round head and assure them that you love them as you are doing their load of laundry.
• When the whole town blasts their obnoxious music, instead of getting all frustrated about it, simply take a deep breath and join them but blasting your favorite obnoxious music which happens to be the opposite of theirs.

These situations happen to all be just a few things that I have struggled with recently. Instead of getting angry all the time, I had to figure out another way to manage. I learned that by killing with kindness and turning the cheek the other way leads to by far more positive results rather than carrying out with my initial response.