Today’s Thought: What is the Source of Your Anger

“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, that is not easy.” – Aristotle

NOTE: Aristotle had it right when he spoke about anger. Anger can be a useful emotion when used in the right way, at the the right time, with the right purpose, and with the right people. How do you manage your anger? Can you hold it in check or do you tend to “Fly off the handle?” When you become angry do you recognize the source of your anger? Is the direction of your anger accurate? Or, is the direction of your anger an exercise in letting off steam from a personal setback. Anger is complicated. If we’re wise and honest with ourselves we can use anger in ways that produces a positive outcome. If we’re not wise, we may be emotionally injuring the people we care most about.