Nicholas - very well said!!! The emotions well up inside -- or
   the instantantaneous anger, or guilt, or my favorite one,
   "Righteous Indignation" (How DARE she do/say that! who does
   -she- think she is!?) -- you'll feel the emotion -- BUT it's
   possible to let them pass by, like watching clouds pass
   overhead. Takes daily, daily practice. Most emotions, I find,
   with a little practice, I can get past in 20 minutes at most.
   some exceptions, always - but I really work at it. The instant
   ones I try to get rid of RIGHT AWAY - within seconds. They
   should teach this stuff in school - we'd be so far better off as
   a society! "