Cling together part 2

Today was a crabby day. I felt fat, tired, work was uninspiring and my back ached. I could run the gamut of minor annoyances that are plaguing me; truth be told, there is nothing substantially wrong and I am just having an off day. So instead of crabbing it up to my husband, and bitching down the proverbial list of every negative tic, I made an overall statement about my irritability, whicy drew from him both compassion for my plight and a kindred spirit. He proceeded to regail me with pent up frustrated confessions about his incompetant boss, as he could well empathize with the frustrating work component I shared. This both lightened his spirit and cleared his focus my way. When he arrived home, I was greeted with an enthusiastic kiss and plan to take me to dinner to "cheer me out of my gloom". This turned the corners of my mouth in an upward motion, enabling me compartmentalize my truly insignificant plight and focus on the positive. How fortunate I am to have a strong ally with whom I can share all of my joy, frustration and laughter. How blesssed to have a human litmus test to truly assess if my sour mood is justified or merely hormonal. How nice to have a person willing to put aside his frustration in consideration of my own. That is enough to turn any sour mood sweet!