Mindfulness Meditation (For Everyday Life)

anger, "my" hurt, because I know "I" am right. Cat
food shouldn't be in the sink! But when it is, the
Selfing on my part can get rather strong.
Recently, I've noticed that I am not getting so bent out
of shape about this. I didn't specifically try to change
how I'm dealing with it. I still feel the same about the
cat food, but somehow, I'm seeing the whole thing
differently too, with greater awareness and with much
more of a sense of humor. For one, when it happens
now - and it still does with annoying frequency - I find
that I am aware of my reaction the moment it
happens and I look at it. "This is it," I remind myself!
I observe the anger as it starts rising in me. It turns
out that it is preceded by a mild feeling of revulsion.
Then I notice the stirrings of a feeling of betrayal
which is not so mild. Someone in my family didn't
respect my request, and I am taking it very
personally. After all, my feelings count in the family,
don't they?
I have taken to experimenting with my reactions at
the kitchen sink by watching them very closely
without acting on them. I can report that the initial
feeling of revulsion is not all that bad, and if I stay
with it, breathe with it, and permit myself to just feel it,
it actually goes away within a second or two. I have
also noticed that it is the sense of betrayal, of being