HEARTFELT ANGER
ANGER
Such a commonplace misunderstood emotion.
Neither good nor bad,
it's arrival is an invitation.
An invitation to sit beside this feeling,
to pause,
to listen,
to reflect,
and then, perhaps,
respond.
Anger is a normal, healthy emotion.
It gives us strength and energy to respond to a situation.
It motivates us to act.
Too often,
we get caught in the heat of the moment,
and forsake all the skills,
techniques and knowledge
that we have in our tool kit
and react inappropriately.
Often this reaction
is followed by regret
or negative consequences,
such as the severing of relationships,
harm to others, ourselves or property.
Let's keep ourselves familiar with the tools
in our self-help anger management tool kit.
Such a commonplace misunderstood emotion.
Neither good nor bad,
it's arrival is an invitation.
An invitation to sit beside this feeling,
to pause,
to listen,
to reflect,
and then, perhaps,
respond.
Anger is a normal, healthy emotion.
It gives us strength and energy to respond to a situation.
It motivates us to act.
Too often,
we get caught in the heat of the moment,
and forsake all the skills,
techniques and knowledge
that we have in our tool kit
and react inappropriately.
Often this reaction
is followed by regret
or negative consequences,
such as the severing of relationships,
harm to others, ourselves or property.
Let's keep ourselves familiar with the tools
in our self-help anger management tool kit.
