Friday, November 20, 2015

Why Are You Angry?

Why Are You Angry?



Are you angry about anything? If you say no, you are either a liar or an emotionally challenged human being.

If you say yes, what are you angry about?

This is the crux move of evaluating anger. What is the source of the anger?

Are you justified in feeling your anger?

Was there an injustice? By who’s terms? Was a horrible wrong committed?

What is the target of your anger? Is that subject responsible for the wrong thing that happened?

Are you angry at yourself? Did you commit the same behavior that you are angry at others for?

How do you express your anger? Do you justify your expression of it? Do you ever feel badly about it? Do you regret it later? Why?

Does it matter to you what other people’s reaction or non reaction is to your expression of anger?

If so, does that reaction or perception of what you did change the way you perceive your anger?

How do you judge other people’s anger? Do you ask them what they are angry about? How do they respond?

Listening is love. Ask. Reply to questions. Live.