What Happened When We Chose Not to React in Anger (opens in new tab)

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” ~Viktor E. Frankl A few months ago, I was on a crowded highway with my wife and son. Traffic was barely moving. Vehicles were inching forward, one small gap at a time, with the usual impatience hanging in the air. Suddenly, there was a loud bang. It sounded like something had burst. For a second, I didn’t understand what had happened. Then I realized a motorcyclist trying to squeeze through th...