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How the Will Smith slap smarts like the Tabasco mosquito

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Unlike Will Smith and the Tabasco mosquito (1998 Super Bowl commercial), wise folks ponder before plunging.

Both made impulsive choices with long term consequences.

When Chris Rock joked about Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss, calling her “G. I. Jane 2” at the 2022 Oscar’s, Will bowed up like a banty rooster and strutted to the stage.

He slapped the comedian host on prime time TV and yelled obscenities.

Will Smith slaps Rock
94th Academy Awards Oscars Show/Brian Snyder/Reuters

The Tabasco mosquito in the famous Super Bowl commercial acted on a similar impulse.

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Rage in the U.S. is marching on. What do we do?

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Our country is seething with rage about race, immigration and police.

Black Lives Matter rage
Black Lives Matter protest/Clay Banks/Unsplash

Where is the rainbow to lead us out of the valley?

Rage relieved by rainbow
Rainbow at Lake Athens,TX/Photo by Suzanne Guthrie

Maybe the rainbow is a leader who will . . .

  • be strong yet gentle
  • be wise yet sensitive
  • be powerful yet humble
  • be inspiring yet realistic

Where is this leader?

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Three Worry-Free Relievers Save Us From Everyday Anger

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Secrets for surviving anger

Driving to Starbucks, I see a man shouting and pointing.

Road anger moron
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Upon entering the parking lot, an angry dude pulls beside me and glares. 

I quickly turn and go for coffee.

Is it just me or do you feel like folks are seething everywhere?

“Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” Psalm 34:12-14

The psalmist, David, says you should live like a sling shot.

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