Was looking through my Pinterest boards today, and a few quotes popped out at me. The topic: anger.
I think a lot of us hold onto anger because it's just so darn easy to do. It's kind of like a security blanket we can wrap around us, to insulate us from ever getting hurt again.
However, not only does holding onto anger do nothing to bring us a sense of closure, or even justice or vindication, but it impedes us from moving on. Really, it does. I'm certainly not implying that I hold no anger or resentment to those who have wronged me in the past-- hey, I'm human here-- but I do recognize that all these little shards of anger stuck in me work AGAINST me in moving forward. I think of anger in your heart like some kind of really nasty black fungus, spreading and spreading, taking over the healthy pink tissue. The more anger you have boiling inside of you, percolating just beneath the surface, the less room you have for love, peace, and acceptance.
Ah, this one definitely belongs on my New Year's resolution list. Yes, I know it's July, but I finally got around to watching New Year's Eve. I thought it was a cute flick, despite a rash of disheartening reviews; definitely makes you think a lot about fresh beginnings. The hardest think for me is to hold my tongue when I'm angry, but when you stop and think about it logically, when have you personally said something in anger that was truly productive and rational? For me, the answer would be next to never.
Definitely some food for though the next time someone treats me rudely and I feel myself starting to swell up with silent anger. I will try my best to think (rather than speak) when I'm angry!
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