Hey guys, so last week on the chapters of the book we got to learn a little bit about

Gina and myself getting back together we got to learn about my experiences with my mother.

Such as me going to my father's house on my birthday at the time that my mother would

have called and then obviously the situation at the bar at the comedy show with the bikers

that showed up. This week you're going to learn about how I met Tracy and that's going

to be the major focus over the two chapters that we go through today. I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 16, life has a funny way of working out. September of 2007 had been an uneven full

month. Gina and I were moving steadily along. My personal development had continued and I

had nearly eradicated my angry issues. There was still the occasional outbursts but I had

a grasp on this former issue. Little things never seemed to make me angry anymore. I had learned

to pick my battles. Even when I did get angry I no longer raged. This was a huge win for me.

When I'd raged in the past I would say the most hurtful things and later feel regret.

I was proud of myself. Up to that point of my life I genuinely believed that a person could

not change. I had proven myself wrong and I was thrilled to be wrong. My depression was another

tough challenge. I learned that I could not keep the oppressive feelings from occurring but I

wasn't in control of how long they hung around. The secret was to not feed into them. I had to

reverse them some way. That is what I taught myself to do to control my depression. When a negative

thought entered my mind I immediately thought of something that made me happy. Now this did not

fix the problem immediately. It took some patience. Patience was my new best friend. Patience allowed

me to beat my anger problems and it was going to help me beat depression. Perseverance is also needed

so do not just throw into towel if recovery does not go as planned initially. Clearly I had proven

that I could persevere in my pursuit of Gina. Replacing a negative thought with a positive one

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