Just because an argument is over doesn’t mean that your lingering feelings of guilt, regret, or anger are gone. You can’t expect everything to get right back to being rosy, right away. You need time to let things settle inside of you for a while. When you are both ready to resume your regularly scheduled activities, you can. But if you try to push too hard to make things normal again, you will only be creating unrealistic expectations. The love is still there. Don’t worry.

Compassion becomes you, so put yourself in other peoples’ shoes. Maybe the person you’re having an awkward chat with is just nervous, or your late dinner companion hit terrible traffic.

You’ve had some time to think about your next move, now it’s time to make a decision. You can be confident that your loved one will be behind you all the way, so take that next step.

Friends and family may tell you to quit but you have what it takes to persevere, even if it looks like you’re not making any progress. Stick with a current project until you start to see the first glimmer of profit.