RE: The power of a good curse
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You've got quite a lot of self-control. I admire that. Funny story with you getting fired. You laughing must have been quite a shock for that employer. On occasion, I sometimes manage to see the irony or the funny part of a situation, but only once I calmed down and am able to see clearly.
Also, sometimes I realize that my getting angry in a difficult situation is actually a sign of frustration. Me being angry with myself for failing at something.
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Thich Nhat Hanh wrote 'Anger', which he well knew as a Buddhist Monk in Vietnam during the decades of foreign aggression his people suffered. He wrote that anger is the child of fear, and I have realized that my anger at the setbacks I suffer every day working are because I am afraid I will fail. The broken boards or time wasted pulling crooked nails will put the project over budget, I'll be fired (I'm self-employed), the end of the world will come and I'll never finish... But I am very good at what I do, and I can overcome all these setbacks, and this then makes me laugh at them instead, at the childish fear of failure that would cause me to suffer, seething. I laugh at my own fear of incompetence because it is laughable after decades of professional experience, that I am still a frightened child at heart. Then I am filled with mirth and enjoy my day, as a little child should.