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A.Your younger sister made a mess in the
kitchen.
B.You were caught in an unexpected storm.
C.Your parents promised to see your
performance in your school, but they didn’t
show up.
D.You have planned to have a picnic, but it
rained.
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★
★
Which of the following are similar to the examples given by the writer?
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A.Your younger sister made a mess in the
kitchen.
B.You were caught in an unexpected storm.
C.Your parents promised to see your
performance in your school, but they didn’t
show up.
D.You have planned to have a picnic, but it
rained.
★
★
★
Your child isn’t behaving.
Your partner or friend isn’t living up to his
or her end of the bargain.
You’ve planned something carefully and
things didn’t go as you’d hoped
Which of the following are similar to the examples given by the writer?
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Problems they met
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Their attitude …
It’s part of the
adventure!It was all OK!
We didn’t get too
bothered.
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See the glass as already broken
What is the cause of our anger?
What is the solution?
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See the glass as already broken
If you see the glass as already broken,
You won’t _____________________
You will ______________________
You won’t _____________________
You will ______________________
overreact
respond appropriatelyblow things out of proportion
have peace of mind
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Expect your parents not to keep their promise.Expect your friends to be rude sometimes.Expect your partner to be less than perfect.Expect your friend to not show up sometimes.Expect things to go not according to plan.Expect people to be rude sometimes.Expect roommates not to wash their dishes or pick
up their clothes, sometimes.… …Expect the glass to break.And accept it.
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Expect my parents not to keep their promise.
Expect my friends to be rude sometimes.
…
Expect the glass to break.
And accept it.
Expect my daughter to mess up—— all children do.
What to do?
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irritatedannoyed
angry
upset
Feeling Cause
Things don’t go the way we like or the way we expect them
to
Solution
See the glass as already broken
Finding peace of mind
Your attitude towards anger?
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Hope for the best,
but prepare for the worst.
—— An English Proverb
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Homework:
Appreciate this passage again and enjoy the beauty of it.