H.A.L.T.!

In certain "fellowships", they talk about the H.A.L.T. system, an acronym for being too Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired. If we find ourself in one of these conditions, we put ourselves at risk for being irritated, irrational, or making bad decisions.

I'm probably one of these all the time. Hungry because I have no appetite, angry because of my health, lonely because during the day, everyone's at work and I'm at home, and tired, well, because I'm probably hungry.

If you were to catch me grumpy or telling you to shut your piehole, you may want to stop me and ask me whether I'm hungry, angry, lonely, or tired. I'd probably just say, "yes, yes, yes, and yes, so shut up and get out of my face."