Anger

For your consideration….

Have we had messages about anger before? Surely we must have.

Anger is an important and completely normal emotion. It is what we do with it that matters. That is what today’s message is about, dealing with our anger.

First and most important is not to judge it. Let our anger be what it wants to be. Justifying it is a waste of our time, effort and often prolongs or deepens our anger. Seeking support for it does the same.

Next we have to own it. It is our anger. It is ours to deal with. This sort of goes along with the personal responsibility message we had yesterday. How we choose to handle our anger is our responsibility. Oh sure, there are always people who like to get in the mix and stir the pot. But they aren’t going to fix what ails us. Only we can do that.

We are asked to give ourselves permission to be angry but then find a way to let it go. The anger emotion does not harm us. It is a healthy emotion. What hurts us is the hording of it. Hanging onto anger and storing it is damaging not only to our health but to our relationships as well. It becomes a will of the ego that tends to consume us eroding our authentic self.

Get creative and find a way to release your anger. This is not a sell-out. This does not mean you don’t have a right to be angry. It simply means that you choose to be whole and you can’t do that holding onto anger.

That is the HOPE. And so it is.

Bit by bit, piece by piece, HOPE by HOPE action steps anyone can take…..

-Meditate/pray…ask…”What is my next step for my highest good and the highest good of all?”

-Drink lots of water.

-Get outdoors and take in at least 10 deep breaths.

-Choose to be angry free.

What made me smile yesterday……

-Me to Connor, “Do you miss your sister?”

Connor, “No, not really?”

Me, “Well what do you do while she is gone?”

Connor (after a pause), “The same thing I do when she is here.”

-The storms never materialized and we had a great sunny day.

-Having a great trip to Stillwater, I was not paying too much attention to my speedometer. The police officer pointed out that I was doing 20 mph over. Yikes. That could have been expensive but he gave me a verbal warning. Wahoo. Thank you.

-Mac and AJ’s school report cards.

To my Sis, I meant to include a birthday wish for you on yesterday’s blog Bruce was rushing me and I forgot at the end. Whoops, personal responsibility, totally my fault. I love you.

HOPE it was a great one!

Happy Birthday