Patience and Composure

So after being grumpy yesterday, I was determined to be cheerful on the 12th day of 2022.  And I was relatively successful on 1/12/2022.  Had some very good meetings, had some tough ones in which I stayed positive!  And, at the basketball game this evening, had to deal with an angry coach from the opposing team, who was lied to by his managers and so he was quite upset with me.  I stayed calm and told him that what he heard was not true (and others at the table backed me up).  He later apologized.  I stayed patient, I stayed calm, I kept my composure.  My Two For '22 are Patience and Composure.  I am SURE in the next few months, there will be other people angry or frustrated at or directing it to me.  I need to channel what I did today and stay patient, stay calm, keep my composure (and the hardest part, keep my voice at a reasonable level) and work towards solutions, not arguments.  I am not sure my goal is nirvana, but I hope to get closer!  :-)