Emotions can feel like a freight train bearing down on us at 200 miles per hour. The sheer force of them is often enough to knock us down, causing us to gasp for breath if not struggle to think straight. In this state of rampant emotion, we often make decisions, say things and act in ways not conducive with our core values. During a recent Marriage Intensive, the husband, Dan, stomped out of the room several times when his anger surged to the surface.