- Mark Twain
I get a chuckle out of my wife. She's got habits that I like. Take for instance putting sugar packets into a little holder. If it were me, I'd have been happy to just have left them in the box they came in, or most likely an empty and clean bean can. No, She's not a Prima donna, and I'm glad for that. But she just has her way of doing things. Nice and proper. And I appreciate and love it, and try to go along with the program. No, silly not the AA program, HERS.
That brings me to this little excerpt from the Big Book.
"Your husband knows he owes you more than sobriety. He wants to make good. Yet you must not expect too much. His ways of thinking and doing are the habits of years. Patience, tolerance, understanding and love are the watchwords. Show him these things in yourself and they will be reflected back to you from him. Live and let live is the rule. If you both show a willingness to remedy your own defects, there will be little need to criticize each other. - Page 118
I'm happy today, as I've someone in my life that I can love, and return the love.
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