Dealing With Anger...
May 15, 2016 11:52:06 #
Don G. Dinsdale
Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)
DEALING WITH ANGER!!
Speak when angry & you'll likely make one of the best speeches you'll forever regret. --- Lawrence J. Peter
When we used alcohol or other drugs, most of us were hotheads. We thought we were always right. If we were proven wrong, we may have made life hell for a lot of folks. People knew enough to stay away from us.
In recovery, things will still go badly at times. We still get hurt. And we still get angry. But now, our anger no longer controls us. We have 'new' tools we use to cope. We also turn our anger over to our Higher Power. In our groups, we talk about what & why things makes us angry. We remember to ask ourselves: " Do I want to be right , ...... or do I want to be happy & serene ?? ....... or How important is it, anyway ?? " Then we leave the anger behind when the meeting is over. We find that being at peace is now more important than getting even.
Prayer for the Day : Higher Power, when I'm angry, help me slow my thinking down. Help me remember it's okay to be angry, but it's not okay to hurt or abuse people.
Action for the Day : I will remember a time when I turned anger into rage and hurt someone. I will also remember a time I was angry in a controlled, respectful way.
Speak when angry & you'll likely make one of the best speeches you'll forever regret. --- Lawrence J. Peter
When we used alcohol or other drugs, most of us were hotheads. We thought we were always right. If we were proven wrong, we may have made life hell for a lot of folks. People knew enough to stay away from us.
In recovery, things will still go badly at times. We still get hurt. And we still get angry. But now, our anger no longer controls us. We have 'new' tools we use to cope. We also turn our anger over to our Higher Power. In our groups, we talk about what & why things makes us angry. We remember to ask ourselves: " Do I want to be right , ...... or do I want to be happy & serene ?? ....... or How important is it, anyway ?? " Then we leave the anger behind when the meeting is over. We find that being at peace is now more important than getting even.
Prayer for the Day : Higher Power, when I'm angry, help me slow my thinking down. Help me remember it's okay to be angry, but it's not okay to hurt or abuse people.
Action for the Day : I will remember a time when I turned anger into rage and hurt someone. I will also remember a time I was angry in a controlled, respectful way.
May 16, 2016 14:48:45 #
The Bible says, Be angry but sin not. One of the fruits of the spirit is self-control Gal. 5:22
May 16, 2016 14:58:50 #
susanblange
Loc: USA
The Lord is slow to anger, but he does get angry. We provoke God to anger continually to his face. Who can stand in his presence once he is angry? VWD Day is the first Day of the Lord and it stands for Vengeance, Wrath, and Destruction. God will set the wicked and his enemies on fire. This is what the Messiah's trial will be for.
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