Own Your Anger You might as well own your anger because, if you don’t, it will own you. The minute you feel anger, you are in an own-or-be-owned situation. To own your anger, notice that you are angry and begin damage control. Recognize that the anger is yours and attempt to put it back into your pocket. If you choose to be owned by your anger, then you just let it rip and ride it. Assign blame on whatever or whoever has wronged you and pretend that anger is the only reasonable response available to you. As you give yourself over to anger, punish yourself for what you think is wrong with the world. The unpleasant experience of anger is punishment enough for you, but when unchecked anger tends to spill out and punish those around you as well. When you make the choice to own your anger, you give up the ability to fool yourself into thinking that you are a victim of your emotions. You give up some ignorance. You give up your knee-jerk response to adversity. When you decide to own your anger, you gain control of your life. You gain perspective. To own your anger all you have to do is watch for anger in your life. Whenever anything or anybody makes you angry, feel how it feels and don’t make any excuses. Recognize that you either invited or allowed anger into your home and then try to keep it away from the fine china. When you recognize that you are angry, imagine another response to the situation. Imagine how somebody else might respond to the situation. Imagine the situation from another perspective. Once you recognize your anger as your anger, you have opened a door for it to leave. You won’t let it hurt you or others any more.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 18:56:53 +0000