good fight

C and I had our first fight last night. It was so mellow, just like us. The frustration lasted all of 1/2 hour. Everything was resolved through a very civilized conversation, and we ended up even better than before the entire misunderstanding.

What I learned?

1. I now know how to stay emotionally detached and stay rational.
2. The reason why people fight has to do more with themselves than the supposed source of their frustration.
3. I now understand why I don't get along with my mother.
4. I am too old to take guilt or blame.
5. C and I are in a great relationship. :)

He and I are getting away for a couple of days. Let's see how we really function under the stress of traveling...

good deed

It was a productive day:

date Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:13 PM
subject President's Council Kudos and Congratulations on exceeding the goal!!

Hi All,

Congratulations on a fantastically successful President’s Breakfast. Today - in a little over an hour - we raised $66,350 in new 3-year pledges, pledge payments, one-time gifts and in-kind contributions!! I know that more gifts will come in the mail over the next several weeks, and we’ll have an updated report when the President’s Council meets on April 17th.

push buttons

My mom came back from overseas. She stayed with me for a night. We proceeded to fight as always.

My sister pointed out that I'm always trying to push Mom's buttons. True, but for the first time, I want to change that.

Happy about the awareness of why and how I could not get along with my mother before. This is the year that I am going to reconcile with her. She doesn't have to do a thing, but I am going to make things better from my end.