The thanksgiving I almost cried at the table

Hi Reader, A few years ago at Thanksgiving dinner, my stepsister called my sister and me out for not being helpful. She went on and on about what we weren't doing and what we should be doing. She may have had too much wine (maybe me too). My face got hot. My throat closed up. My eyes welled. I told myself to calm down. It didn't work, because we can't think ourselves calm. We have to calm our bodies first. Here's what I wish I'd had at that table. Each one takes a minute or less: ↠ Three...