Calm blue ocean. . .
Calm blue ocean. . .
Calm blue ocean. . .
Everyone has been angry at some point in their life; but everyone handles their anger a little bit differently.
In our family a big way to get out your frustrations is cleaning.
Now I'm not talking about a little sweeping or dusting. . .I'm talking grab the bucket of suds and scrub from the ceiling down-maybe this ceiling could use a new coat of paint-rearrange the furniture seven or eight times-is that dust in the vent of the television-Endusting each individual picture frame-I'm not leaving this room until I find a bag full of stuff to throw away- cleaning.
Another way people handle anger in our family is cooking. Nonie, our grandma, is famous for her cooking.
"Your Nonie's cooking is so good- it'll make your tongue slap your ears off!" - Papaw
Just the other day Bo & Nonie were talking about the disrespectful nature of their neighbors from behind the woods Nonie ended up baking a chocolate caramel cake, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, and-
Bo: Let's just say I earned myself an extra half-hour on the treadmill. . .
Bo's Strategies:
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal
with the intent of throwing it at someone else,
you're the one who will get burned. " - Buddha
When I'm angry, which is VERY rarely, I resort to one of 3 avenues of releasing this anger.
And I do mean the entire series. I'm a major book worm and I currently have a small library to call my own. So I pick out one of my larger series books (one with at least 7 books in it) and go to town. I get so absorbed in the plot and characters that I let the anger slip away, page by page.
I find something that I find interesting (outside if the weather is nice) and paint or draw to my hearts content- it's very calming (or irritating if I can't get it to come out the way I want it too).
Because by the time I'm done bathing the cats, dogs, and chickens I've completely forgotten why I was mad in the first place.
Chicken's Strategies:
"Anybody can become angry- that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way- that is not within everybody's power and is not easy." - Aristotle
Chicken: Well, it's easy for me!
Parents and everyone in the Psychology field will disagree with me but, if you're angry and you need to blow off some steam I find playing a game or two that allows me to take out my frustrations on villains really helps me deal with real life villains.
Take out your frustrations by scrubbing out a stain instead of punching somebody in the face. . . you'll burn the same amount of calories (without the fear of being arrested).
Take the time to read the recipe and measure everything out exactly- it forces you to slow things down and find your inner peace.
So, you have to ask yourself-
Is it really worth putting on that ring?
The One Ring of Anger?
What's your anger management strategy?
Is it taking a cat nap?
Cleaning?
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