I had a dark moment earlier. The bad-tempered person that was once me __1__. I hadn't killed her. Oh, she isn't a fine piece of work. I don't like her at all. But I am grateful she comes out __2__. She reminds me of how far I've come and who I don't want to be, ever.
I was at the dentist for treatment, a(n) __3__ which I had organized and reorganized for months. I __4__ it twice and called the day before to ensure the __5__ would be ready for the x-rays. Then I arrived. But the machine was broken. The lady on duty had no __6__ what I was talking about and I __7__ felt my blood boil. I was getting so mad. I didn't __8__ her or curse but the way I was __9__ to her was not nice. My tone was so rude. I spoke down to her like she was a __10__, naughty and incapable. It was not a good moment.
The whole time she __11__ and was lovely to me. Everything was finally OK and only then was I nice. I sat down in the waiting area and __12__ on it all.
How can I make it __13__? I thought. I could gift her a chocolate bar I had on me, but this __14__ more than that. It needed an honest __15__ and that is exactly what I gave.
I apologized for the __16__ I had spoken to her and told her it was wrong of me. She __17__. Again with a smile. God help me be that woman, who smiles and forgives so__18__.
I don't get it right every time. I can be __19__ and when I am, I almost hate myself for it. I am not a person like her. __20__ I have confidence in myself. I continue to grow and continue to learn.