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JayhawkSD

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4. Remember what I call "the Ziggy rule"

Thu May 25, 2017, 10:16 AM

May 2017

Guy I knew who was called Ziggy used to tell this one.

I'm driving down the road and a guy cuts me off, and I'm all tourgued off. I say to myself, "That guy just made me angry." Then I stop and realize, "No he didn't. All he did was drive his car. This anger is coming from within me." If I want to cure that anger, I don't have to go back and make him drive differently, I just have to solve what is happening inside me right this minute.

I can't tell you how many times I've used that lesson, and it has worked every time.

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Got antagonized today... [View all] retrowire May 2017 OP

What's going on, Friend? furtheradu May 2017 #1

I have a MAJOR problem retrowire May 2017 #3

Something my mom taught me Nictuku May 2017 #6

Puppies puppies puppies puppies retrowire May 2017 #7

I think being able to recognize the thought pattern Nictuku May 2017 #9

I can't avoid the person retrowire May 2017 #10

Thanks for sharing this.. furtheradu May 2017 #8

wonderful post! nt steve2470 May 2017 #13

hang on. get some sleep. mopinko May 2017 #2

excellent advice! nt steve2470 May 2017 #12

Remember what I call "the Ziggy rule" JayhawkSD May 2017 #4

Difference is retrowire May 2017 #5

You managed to completely miss the point. JayhawkSD May 2017 #18

...? retrowire May 2017 #19

Got it, I rewrote my post. JayhawkSD May 2017 #20

My friend retro, I also have ALWAYS had memory issues steve2470 May 2017 #11

Alzheimer's history in my family Nictuku May 2017 #14

i second this. mopinko May 2017 #16

Just for a moment shift your focus away from yourself and take note of the "snarky" one's issues... MedusaX May 2017 #15

How You doin? ! furtheradu May 2017 #17