by Melody Hearndon

Created on: January 22, 2012   Last Updated: January 23, 2012

I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.  ~Author Unknown

Anger! It’s first and foremost an emotion carried by all. What sets others apart from anger and its destructive results are those who have the wisdom to respond in a manner that’s acceptable and even sometimes courageous. Are you familiar with the quote “You can be bitter or you can be better?” Notice it doesn’t say you can be both.

How a person handles anger is simply a choice. Though you may feel the right to be angry, that doesn’t entitle you to be cruel and act accordingly. Perhaps you’ve yet to acquire the wisdom that comes with age. Take heart from those who are trying to guide you regarding anger. It will eat you alive if you let it.

Consequences

There are consequences for everything throughout our lives, albeit good or bad. When it comes to being or feeling angry, you must ask yourself “What will this matter in an hour or two, and will I still feel this years from now?” Are you really feeling anger or is it disappointment manifested through an outburst of negative responses?

Anger is normal. It’s palpable, it’s real, and it’s complicated and negative. It’s all the aforementioned and more. What it’s not is productive, sensible, logical and worth hanging on to. Have you encountered others who are just angry people? They carry their anger as though it’s a prize or rite of passage.

Letting Anger Go

There are those that simply are unable to let their anger go. Unfortunately, as a result it breeds further resentment and becomes larger than life, and though they may recall what angered them in the first place; they’re no longer able to recognize the damage it’s caused in their own lives simply because they’ve held it so close to their soul.

Anger can consume you like a wildfire out of control. It will burn so deep; it’ll take you to the pits of hell. Are you willing to give up your soul all because of anger and all that that implies? When a person is consumed by anger, they no longer have the ability to reason with others. All they are capable of is recounting what angered them, then justifying it others who will listen.

Acknowledged Anger

Acknowledging your anger is not the same as justifying your anger. Many people think these two are one in the same. No! They are as different as night and day. To acknowledge simply means to admit the existence of said anger. To justify

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