Haiku 2023–230

just like muddy shoes

leaving my problems outside

crossing our threshold

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A couple of days ago, I drove home from work in a terrible mood. A number of issues both personal and professional conspired to make it a tough day all around for me. Before some recent “self-work”, that energy would have entered the house right along with me. These days, however, I try to “step outside myself” and observe how I’m feeling and try and “work” with that emotion rather than have it work me. I often fail at this strategy, but I succeed every once in a while and hope my success rate gets better and better with practice.

I did not allow rancor and discord to enter the house the other day. This haiku celebrates that success.