• What is your first thought when you hear this question?
• Do you believe that “right” is “truth” and that there is only one possible “right answer” (way to do something, opinion about a topic, etc.)?
• Do you have “black and white” thinking?
  • Why?
• What would it take to see the world in shades of gray (or colors)?  Red is no more “right” than blue, for example.
• What does the word “happy” mean in this context?
• When has holding onto a position hurt more than letting go would have hurt?
• Is Right and Happy possible?  Sometimes. But in dealing with difficult people, sometimes, it’s just not worth the fight, conflict, escalation…
• A lotta references to “conflict” and controversy are relevant in readings, and traditions, as well as arguments.
• Can you “Live and Let Live” even if you are “right”?
• Have you come to learn that most times, “urgent things are seldom Important, and Important things are seldom urgent”? (calling 911 for a paper cut…)
• Slogans
  • How Important is it?
  • This Too Shall Pass
  • Is It Worth My Serenity?
• Perspective episode also comes to mind, and First Things First… And Force vs Power
• Sayings;
  • QTIP
  • Don’t
    • Take the bait
    • Pick up the rope
    • Be a willing participant in a toxic dance
  • “I don’t need to win anything today…”

Readings and Links

We opened with a reading from Courage to Change, October 29. We also mentioned the June 3 reading.

We read from How Al-Anon Works on dealing with conflict (p. 98 in the soft cover edition), and Eric read about acceptance from …In All Our Affairs, p. 96.

We were inspired by a Psychology Today article Right vs. Happy. And Eric ended with a quote from Chief Joseph.

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Music from the show

John Mayer: Heartbreak Warfare

Billy Joel: You May be Right

Pharell Williams: Happy