A big welcome for @Relic Wessels from South Africa. Relic is his REAL name:) He is an (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy) REBT specialist. You can ask him about it, but it is extremely effective behavior change stuff based in Modern Applied Psychology to improve lives. It works. He has worked with me, like these have also worked with me...Tina and Renée, and Jenny.

So, today I "got" to go to the chemists to get some meds for our dog and some new reading glasses for me. To say the gentleman who attended me was "not very inviting" would be an understatement. A year or two ago I would have turned around and walked out. Today I stayed and realized that it had NOTHING to do with me. He was just having a bad moment. No, he shouldn't take it out on others, but he is only "taking it out on others" when the "others" CHOOSE to be affected by it. Your thoughts/own observations?

What do you get the most out of in your free time? I know @tina likes to paint and take photos. Everyone else? I enjoy reading and quiet time, and watching football (soccer).

I am a father. Do I HAVE to take care of my 12 and 14 year olds? Think about that. My natural answer is yes. However, the truth is NO, I don't. Now, of course I am going to, but I DO get the choice. How do you think this affects my mindset for the positive?

We started by inviting one friend...and his small family for today. Then, my extended family was planning something.....so we invited them too. We went from 4 to 7 and now it is 27. Not sure if I will see much of the match.