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Stretching
is Good - © Patrick Vath, Photographer
Anger feeds
on itself and easily becomes resentment.
Resentment
relishes going over and over an old hurt,
constantly
revisiting the pain associated with it and venting the resultant
anger in some form.
It becomes a powerful addiction in and of
itself.
We must realize that anger that persists serves no
useful purpose.
Consequently, once the energy of anger has been
allowed to flow as feeling,
we should
use the energy to create a positive outcome.
Maybe we need
to set a boundary or a condition on future interactions
with the
person around whom our anger revolves.
Perhaps we
can make a decision of some kind,
such as to
be willing to feel compassion for the person or to forgive the
person.
Only when
used as the catalyst for positive change,
self-empowerment or forgiveness will we prevent the anger
from becoming an addictive cycle.
Colin C.
Tipping
Excerpted
from
Anger: Love It, Then
Leave It
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