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I think it’s ironic…I am on a very early train to Chicago to go see Oprah as part of the audience in the LifeClass series on the OWN Network. Its not ironic that I am going to see Oprah, that is more fortuitous, it is miraculous really… who hasn’t tried to get to one of Oprah’s shows? You know you have, so don’t deny it… O.K. if you haven’t you have at least wanted to be in the audience for the Favorite Things Show…Who doesn’t dream of winning that swag bag lottery?
Once again, I digress. It is ironic that I am going to a LifeClass with Oprah. Life Class is a series of classed that you can watch and then follow on-line. As the border guard said as we crossed into the States to catch the train, “Are you going to learn how to be a ridiculous wealthy, successful woman?” Actually, dude, it’s not about material wealth. It is more about finding a place where you become, a truer, authentic self.
BALONY…yes, I can hear it in your voice, people. I can see it in the roll of your eyes…the thing is…there is NEVER anything wrong with taking some time to reflect.
Back to the ironic part…here’s the thing, this weekend was my 18th wedding anniversary. I love my husband dearly and he loves me. For the most part we have a great relationship. Where things go a bit sideways is when it is time to celebrate those important days: birthdays, anniversaries, Valentines days. I was really looking forward to our anniversary. We hadn’t planned anything but I didn’t think it would go unnoticed. You see where I am going with this don’t you ladies…well, DH (dear husband) decided that he would take up the invite that a friend of ours provided: hockey tickets to an afternoon game with their daughters. So DH spent the afternoon with DD2 and not having brunch or going for a romantic walk with me. So what do you think happened?
I WAS MAD…I WAS REALLY, REALLY MAD. I told DH that even I was surprised at the anger and disappointment that I was feeling. I have anger issues. I may have forgiveness issues. That is what I am here to find out. I have know for most of my adult life that I don’t deal with disappointment well and I get mad easily.
That is not to say that he didn’t go to the game, I told him to go when he offered to cancel out.
So cut to later on that evening. It was Thanksgiving here in Canada and we were going to my sister’s for a family get together. Things just didn’t seem to get any better. I was having trouble shaking off the disappointed feeling and any conversation with my DH was strained. We did raise a glass to commemorate the day.
As I sat down to eat with my husband, my brother, my sister and their spouses we started talking about the usual things, politics, taxes, university tuition, the kids growing up. All those good family topics but then things went south again. The discussion got a bit heated about whether 14 year olds ‘all’ drink (No, in my opinion). Then a very jarring and insulting comment was made to me and that was it…I WAS MAD, I WAS REALLY, REALLY MAD.
I was so mad that a short while later, I asked my husband to drive me home. I left. I left without saying good-bye. I left without saying thank you or anything. I just left. Have you ever left a crazy family event? Did you want to leave but just didn’t? Well, if you have then you can understand my pain.
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Then I stewed about it…I just stayed at home and thought about all the things that I could have said, all the injustices (real or imagined) that have come my way. I mulled over what my sister could have said, what my sister-in-law did say, what my husband didn’t say. I went thru it all…
I was MAD, REALLY, REALLY MAD. When hubby finally came home with the kids, he did not come up and check on me. Why would he. He’s not stupid. He knows better then to walk walk through that ring of fire.
Why am I telling you this, well, here is the ironic part: the session that I will be participating in Chicago at Harpo Studio is Oprah’s LifeClass in the topi is: ANGER and FORGIVENESS.
Don’t tell me that was not divine intervention.
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