Several times.

There are times in life when no amount of ranting or raving can change what is happening. Nothing is strong enough to bulldoze through the unfairness. For one reason or another, I find myself at the mercy of a seemingly impossible situation.

I have been there and the urge to kick something, or throw something is powerful. I've slammed a few doors, ripped a couple of hanging plants off the ceiling once and written endless pages in my journal about what I feel. What I would like to do. What I'm going to do. What I should have done.

And then, when all is said and done and time has passed, the fury passes. The frustration morphs into fatigue and that is when I invariably turn to Thich Nhat Hahn's words.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

The simple truth of those words has changed my life - several times.