Often, my unhappiness is a self-inflicted wound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was in bed last night with my girlfriend. The lights were out, and we had finished our pillow talk. My eyes were closed when she observed, “Jessabelle [the cat] is not in bed with us.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After our furry friend did not appear when she was summonsed, my love said she was concerned about the kitty’s whereabouts. She then asked me to find the feline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I replied, “Wait, you want me to go look for the cat?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Yes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The clock read 10:48 as I voiced my annoyance, muttering something about the situation’s absurdity. I got out of bed and walked around the dark one-bedroom apartment, searching for J’belle. I couldn’t find the cat and curtly reported my results to my partner. A minute of silence passed before my girlfriend spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She remarked that instead of getting upset with her, I could have told her “No” when she asked me to look for the cat. There was no reason for me to become upset. And she was correct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I could and should have paused momentarily before reacting to the request to gather a search party and find the cat, who’d gone AWOL. My proverbial panties would not have been in a bunch had I simply said, “Darling, I love you. I’m tired and do not want to get out of bed to find our cat.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
p.s.- Jessabelle, under the bed the entire time, meowed and joined us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nMy happiness depends on me. So, you’re off the hook.<\/p>\nEsther Hicks<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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