ANGER

How easy it is to get angry. Yesterday, over an insignificant matter, a burst of anger at my wife erupted in me. Why? Did it build up over time over other small things? I though hard over it. Maybe she had been irritating me. Maybe it is the decision to take on a job, or lingering worry about health. It is hard to say. Vague things build up in you and then, wham, a small dam burst.

Good thing I didn't let it go out of hand. As soon as I walked away, the cooling began. By the time I returned, hardly any of the aftermath of the burst remained. But I know this is not last of it, just as the past outbursts were not. Anger comes and goes. We learn to cope; successfully, hopefully.