an think of the old disturbing thing without getting "worked up."

When you are "worked up" you literally tear things up just as lightning does. You tear out by the roots many of the results of past patient effort. You are really insane at such times, and you do yourself, your body, far greater damage than you dream of. Not only this, but you have for the time being lost control of the only force which is able to make right the wrong you are so stirred up about.

Whilst you are in this uncontrolled, insane condition of mind you can do nothing but damage --- damage to yourself, as well as mayhap to others.

Therefore get quiet. The quickest, surest way to get quiet is the one I have indicated --- by directing your mind to the doing of things it is used to doing, until you have it again under command.

Mind is not only the only power but the only wisdom for directing its power. "Oh, what shall I do?" --- you exclaim to yourself, when you are "worked up" about something. Whilst you are agitated the answer is always some violent thing --- "Smash! Tear! KILL'," it says, and it is not particular what is smashed or torn, or who is killed. "Oh, what shall I do !" and you rave and rage and wring your hands and "work yourself up" a little more. And the answer is always something unreasonable, and if you follow it you are invariably sorry or ashamed afterward.

Never say "What shall I do" whilst you are "worked up." Go scrub the kitchen floor and see how well you can do it. Direct all that worked up energy into the doing of something you know you can never