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LET GO OF ANGER

Let Go Of Anger

In today’s world, there’s no shortage of things to make you angry. But is angry really the way you want to be?

Anger certainly grabs your attention, heightening your awareness, giving a burst of energy. Yet once that happens, anger has nothing more to offer.

Maintaining anger will drain your energy. And what you get in return is nothing of any value.

Be angry if you must, then quickly let the anger go. Free yourself to respond in a way that’s beneficial and effective.

Don’t let yourself be trapped by anger and forced into a destructive reaction. Step away from the desire for revenge or punishment, and find a positive response.

Focus on the good you can do, on the positive difference you can make. Leave anger behind as you move forward with the commitment to make things better.

— Ralph Marston

YOU RECONCILE ALL BEINGS IN THE WORLD

“Simplicity, patience, compassion.

These three are your greatest treasures.

Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.

Patient with both friends and enemies,

you accord with the way things are.

Compassionate toward yourself,

you reconcile all beings in the world.”

― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

FINDING INNER AUTHORITY

Finding Inner Authority

The more unstable life seems,
the more we gravitate toward the “security”
promised by authority figures.

We marry authority figures,
elect them, go to their churches
and join their cults.

When these people are unmasked and discredited
we learn to take our power back
and pick up the pieces of our lives.

Whenever we uproot ourselves
to follow the empty promises of others,
we tend to get beaten up by our experiences.

Then, we return to over lives humbled,
shovels in hand, and begin the work
of planting our own garden.
Those who abandon their roots will learn to find them.
Those who have sought authority in other people
will learn to find it in themselves.


From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com