Take a moment now to reflect on a recent situation in which you felt anger. How did you deal with it? Which of the 3 Ways to Express Anger did you engage in?
Pause and take a breath. Remember an example – from your own life or that you have witnessed in someone else – of turning anger inward. What was the result? Did it resolve the situation at hand? Did it create a ripple effect of turmoil? For who? How?
Take a moment to remember an example – from your own life or that you have witnessed – of turning anger aggressively outward. What was the result? Did it resolve the situation at hand? Did it create a ripple effect of turmoil? For who? How?
The 1st and 2nd Ways to Express Anger are destructive – they inevitably lead to more pain, more grief, more suffering.
The 3rd Way to Express Anger is the one which is constructive – it creates something new, something fresh. It leads to new insight, new dialogue, new dynamics. It is the only option which leads us out of ‘hell’.
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The 3rd Way to Express Anger
is the only option
which leads us out of ‘hell’.
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Listen to this post as a ‘podcast’! Recognizing the ‘3 Ways to Express Anger’ in Your Life recorded using the omni-dimensional ‘Star Microphone’ by Wehnersound.
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* This post is #17 in a series of syndicated excerpts from The Power of Anger – Blasting Through Your Limitations and Transforming The World by Ariole K. Alei. Order the book – softcover shipped to you, or instant download. Or listen to the 4-Part Audio Course.
* Images with gratitude to The Power of Anger.
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