Out of Control?

     Grownups want to be able to control themselves as much as possible, but even with a healthy lifestyle, our bodies at times get sick, weaken, and continue to age.    Hopefully we recover from illness,  maintain physical health, and adjust to the effects of aging.
     Controlling our emotional state is another facet of being grownup.  Personality and temperament may sometimes limit this control, but we can learn to curb impulses, temper, and other immature behaviors.  Often we see others being self-centered, rude, and having temper outbursts that some people explain away as sensitivity or passion or that someone else is to blame for eliciting the behavior.  When we ourselves start to lose emotional control, we need to put things into perspective and express ourselves in a grownup manner so that our feelings are addressed but don't overpower good sense.