FRIDAY CHIP---RESPECTFUL/DISRESPECTFUL

[SunnyGirl]

Friday Chip---Respectful / Disrespectful

I try to always treat other people and their property
with respect. In return I expect to be treated the same!

If I loan a long extension cord to a neighbor and it's
returned with slices out of it and covered with tape,
I get a little testy, especially when they don't even
mention it.

I'm starting to think I set myself up, especially when I
end up getting angry or upset, smells like expectations.
"Expectations are premeditated resentments" and just
because I try to treat people with respect, doesn't mean
I can expect the same..... It would be nice but "Serenity
comes when I stop expecting and start accepting".

Peace on the journey, SunnyGirl

[caressa]

Had to respect myself and call my bridge partner and cancel our regular Friday night game. My feet were too swollen to put shoes on. It is too cold for sandals. It is difficult thinking and concentrating through the pain and I don't feel it is fair to my partner. It doesn't help me either because I like to go and be competetive, it isn't about winning or losing, but doing the best that I can and when I am in that much pain, I fall far short of my usual capabilities. It is hard to have fun when you are hurting.