I inherited more than just a killer smile.....

I spent the day w/ my dad, talking to him, drinking w/ him, and realizing, for the very first time, that I am the female version of him. I am just as hot tempered and impulsive as he was. So today, I asked him, I said, "Dad, when you feel the anger boil up inside you and your ready to explode and your sensible side is saying,'don't do it', don't do it' and you do it anyway what do you do?....and I got the best answer.....My father said that when he was in his 20's at the verge of suicide, he saw a psychiatrist that told him, "every morning you wake up, you thank god for the day, and you ask God to take your pain, and your frustrations and your impulses and your anger away, just for that day", and I said"I dont thnk I have that much faith, and he said by admitting you dont have faith, you have it"...Then I cried, Id never been able to cry in front of my dad, I felt Id always have to be storng in front of him. He just hugged me, said it would be ok. and told me to be patient. I believed him. I hope I can be a better more caring patient person....I want to have faith...I reallly do......