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FEBRUARY 16 Reflection for the Day
What about “justifiable anger”? If somebody cheats us or acts towards us in an outrageous manner, don’t we have the right to be furious? The hard-learned experiences of countless others in the Gamblers Anonymous Program tell us that adventures in rage are usually extremely dangerous. So, while we must recognize anger enough to say “I am angry,” we must not follow the build-up of rage, however justifiable.
Can I accept the fact that, if I am to live, I have to be free of anger?
Today I Pray
Even though I go out of the way to skirt them, may I be aware that there always will be certain situations or certain people who will make me angry. When my anger doesn’t seem justifiable – with arguable reason behind it – I may deny it, even to myself. May I recognize my anger, whether it is reasonable or not, before I bury it alive.Today I Will Remember
It is all right to feel anger.
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Hi Ken, I view anger as a very negative force that rarely yields a positive result. To get angry in the moment is only human but to dwell on that anger is like drinking poison every day.
I agree Mozzie
Like having a resentment towards someone or something is like letting the person or thing live rent free in your head.
And 99 % of the time the person you are upset with has no idea about or gives a dam.
It’s ok to feel anger, near impossibe to avoid it particulary when an injustice has been dealt but the real trick is to recognise it, compartmentalise it and dismiss it. The only control we really have is over ourselves and how we respond to the actions and words of others.