TEMPER, TEMPER

                                                    

             
                                                                                TEMPER, TEMPER
                                                   
                                  It was once reported that Gandhi
                                  had the following epithet hanging
                                  on the wall of his home...

                                  "When you are right, you can afford
                                  to keep your temper, and when you
                                  are wrong, you can't afford to loose
                                  it."

                                  Wilfred Peterson once told his doctor
                                  of his inability to control his temper.
                                  His doctor suggested that that when
                                  Mr. Peterson was on the verge of a 
                                  tempestuous explosion, that he should
                                  take a deep, full abdominal breath and
                                  hold it for about 30 seconds.

                                  Mr. Peterson discovered this technique
                                  had an almost magical calming effect.
                                  The next time our emotions become 
                                  heated, try the doctor's prescription                  
                                  and see it it works for you.

                                  Personally, I quickly repeat the single
                                  word, Jesus, not in angry tones, but
                                  in a soft and calming modulation of 
                                  adoration.