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EPISODE  43 – HOLDING ONTO ANGER

 

 

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EPISODE 43 TRANSCRIPT:

HOLDING ONTO ANGER

 

 

Here I will be sharing with you a chapter from my book WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND? 50 Truth Bombs to Change Your Life.

The lessons from this book also form the backbone for my MINDFUL LIVING MASTER COURSE.

But today I am sharing with you a free chapter today because I believe so strongly that this is information that every person in this world would benefit from learning.

This book WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND is different from all the other personal development books.

 

It focuses less on “what you need to DO or CHANGE” to make your life super fabulous and more on “what you need to UNDERSTAND” to make your life more manageable and special.

 

If you find that you are always fighting things rather than living in peace and going with the flow, this book will highlight 50 truth bombs that you need to understand to free yourself from that constant pain, suffering and torment cycle.

This book is the wake-up call you desperately need.

To live well and have more clarity and understanding in our life, we really need to embrace these truth bombs.

So are you ready now to change your life?

Are you ready now to understand?

So here goes: the lesson or chapter today is called: 

 

HOLDING ONTO ANGER HURTS YOU MORE THAN THE OTHER PERSON

 

Buddha once said: “holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

He said it was like “grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else but you are the one who gets burned.”

The only problem is – we all get angry.

It’s human nature to feel this way.

As kids we throw tantrums; as adults we sulk, scream, cry, complain when we don’t get our own way. 

 

Anger is one of those feelings that make our mouths work a lot faster than our minds.

 

It isn’t a pretty emotion.

People think because they are angry they have permission to be cruel.

They tend to do things that are permanently stupid when they are temporarily upset. 

And for what reason?

 

Anger doesn’t solve anything but it can destroy everything in a heartbeat. 

 

For every minute you are angry you lose 60 seconds of happiness.

Mark Twain was right when he said “anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”

Holding onto anger only hurts you, not them.

 

Here are a few lessons I have learnt along the way in life: 

 

  • The more anger you carry in your heart towards the past, the less capable you are of loving in the present. 

 

  • Anger makes you smaller while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.

 

  • Getting angry is actually punishing yourself with the mistakes of others. 

 

The truth is we cannot let anger overshadow the good things in our life.

 

Confucius suggested “when anger rises think of the consequences.” 

This means when you are angry it is best to hesitate and delay your response because things will seem different once you have cooled down. 

 

When you get angry at others you have allowed them get the better of you.

 

So, you need to learn to keep your anger under control. 

You need to learn to view it from a place of understanding instead of rage. 

Like everything in life, anger passes with time.

 

If you are patient in a moment of anger you will escape a hundred days of sorrow and regret. 

 

If you choose to hold onto it instead, anger will only steal your energy and keep you from experiencing love.

And is that what you really want in life? 

 

You GET TO MAKE THAT CHOICE.

 

So, I hope you found this mini episode to be helpful.

Remember you can find both WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO UNDERSTAND and my MINDFUL LIVING MASTER COURSE here.

And if you enjoyed this chapter stay tuned as we have another 8 coming your way!  

As always thanks so much for being here with me.

I love and appreciate you all and can’t wait to catch you in the next episode.

 

 

Before You Go…

 

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