Where does anger end?

I'm really good at getting angry. My jaw tightens, my breathing changes, I cross my arms, and I'm pretty sure my voice grows in 40 decibels. My demeanor spirals out of control. Emotionally, spiritually, and physically I give control over to someone or something that may help me win the battle but lose the war.

Are you like that too? I'm aware of when I get angry, but I'm not good at all of seeing when it ends. I think, if we were more intentional about engaging anger (and not just trying to shush it and push it off), we would be better for it. Like a child barreling through the room to see what all the commotion is, anger will come and it will go. It doesn't have to define who you are and you don't have to give it control. Yet, you can't act like it isn't there. It won't leave until you recognize it. We need to see it. Honor it in healthy ways. Then continue, at peace, with the business at hand.

How can you watch anger until it leaves so that you can return to the task at hand?

Comments