There are four pulls that keep us from acting the way we want to. Self-centeredness, distraction, lethargy, and pleasure-seeking. The pull of lethargy is the hardest to see, and it shows up clearly in how we handle anger.

You know how you want to respond when something provokes you. You have thought about it before. You have replayed past moments and known exactly what you should have done differently.

And then it happens again, and you snap. The same words. The same tone. The same regret afterward. Not because you decided to. Because the automatic reaction fires........

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