With the holidays upon is, we have more obligations, more family time, longer school breaks, and more opportunities for people to be frustrated. We also have more opportunities to feel slighted if other people aren't acting according to the 'manual' of how we think they should.

If you find yourself stuck thinking about someone else's behavior and what you're making it mean to you, here is a simple exercise you can try:

Ask yourself, "what else could be true?"

We all make up stories in our head about what we think someone else's behavior means. But...there's a good chance we might be wrong about that, or at least what they meant it to mean.