Emotional Maturity

It took a long time, but I’ve gradually learned to become better at controlling my emotions.  Now this doesn’t mean being a robot and lacking a personality!  Instead it’s about maturity & avoiding outbursts, which are usually stupid. 

When hurt, we tend to thrash out instinctively.  It’s wired into our gazillion of years of evolution for survival.  But for the most part, we aren’t always in a life or death situation.  So calm down, relax, and consider 4 steps when dealing with disturbing situations:

1. Cool down:  Walk away.  Take deep inhales & exhales.
2. Laugh it off.
3. When calm, reflect how you can learn from this.
4. Then take any action if still necessary. 

These should help a person avoid a LOT of regrettable stuff, become wiser & happier.