“If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison.” (Chapter 5, Big Book)
Brainstorm: A fit of rage, melancholy, etc.; a sudden change of mood or behaviour; (also) a sudden and severe attack of mental illness … In later use also figurative or hyperbolically: a temporary loss of reason, a serious error of judgement. (Oxford English Dictionary)
I cannot afford to get exercised about me, you, them, or the world. I can pay attention and act right, but that’s where it has to stop.
When I do get exercised, I ask God to be right-sized.