To Being Quickly Angered:
Readers, can you name one particular time when you've given into your anger? I'm sure you're laughing at this question, but I wanted to focus specifically on getting angry too quickly.
Anger is in all of us and cannot be helped. The world would be a lot different if it weren't, but we're human. With this, I ask: what did you do after you settled that anger? Did you reflect or continue on with your day?
Take it from me: it's hard not to allow your emotions to bubble over. What I have learned, though, is to reflect and pay attention to what happens with my energy. I am not saying I will never get angry nor will there ever be a perfect response to a highly stressful situation. The purpose of this open letter is to offer some perspective to think and learn from these moments.
Now that you have a picture of that moment in your mind, what could you have done differently? Any answer you've given yourself is proof of growth. There are people who become upset but do not consider anything else. They don't try to change their energy or approach but instead, they place blame on whoever and whenever. Once again, this is not a letter to scold or preach, but it is imperative to hold yourself accountable, and it is just as important as anything else.
Sure, there are situations in which someone else has upset you and reacting as such is understandable. However, using these feelings to hurt or prove a point creates bad energy around you and those near you. It fuels poor spiritual energy.
I ask that you pay attention to your body the next time your emotions pose to rule: do you feel anything heavy on you? If the answer is, 'yes,' write or think about how you can use your energy to guide you to more tactful practices for wielding in many negative feelings. It will be hard, but I know that you can and will overcome in being more in tune with your spiritual well being. I hope this has helped you gain more insight for yourself.
Encouragingly,
Jessica