When I was young I was angry.
My temper was a big problem.
But over the years I’ve found that things you do in anger boomerang back on you.
Usually quite quickly.
Best to not give into anger.
It’s like holding a hot coal and waiting to throw it at someone else.
It burns you, more than it does them.
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Nice analogy.
Thanks for sharing
I still lose my temper sometimes. And usually it gets very bad.
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Wise
The key is to realize it’s poisoning you. Do it for you. Not for others.
Wisdom.
Very wise. I'll stop the angry train for the day and go touch a bit of grass.
Our world, galaxy and universe is built on chaos and contrast. You have to embrace these laws of physics and transcend them in to your daily life. The contrast is what gives birth to the realization of what you want. When you know what you don't want, only then do you know what you do want. Then its up to you to embrace what you want and see that in your daily reality. That's how you will be able to use any anger in your reality to create more of what you want, not more of what you don't want.
I can relate to being angry when young. I found that using that anger towards lifting and martial arts helps a lot. And buying #bitcoin
Some great lyrics from a song called Seventeen Going Under by Sam Fender: “That’s the thing with anger. It begs to stick around. So it can fleece you of your beauty. And leave you spent with nowt to offer. Makes you hurt the ones who love you. You hurt them like they’re nothing.”
That’s great. Like harnessing fire.
O melhor é ter sempre pensamentos positivos
HODLING 6.15 BTC is the best cure for anger. This is medical advice directly from my doc
How did you manage to do that? I think it's an impulsive thing right? Mindfulness?
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I had such a bad temper when I was a kid, the whole extended family nicknamed me Oscar. As in Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street.
The thing that finally allowed me to tame it was the sport of archery. I used to get so pissed off with a miss, that my whole round would get ruined. I’d break arrows. I’d throw my bow into the bush. Fortunately my competitiveness and my desire to win made me realize I had to calm the fuck down and be more Zen if I wanted to win. It worked. 40/40 first place finishes at local meets. Three Canadian National championship golds, two North American championship golds, and this gold in Europe at the IFAA world meet in Ljungby, Sweden.
I still lose my shit occasionally, but I make sure it’s for a good cause.
Similar to why I also stopped being prideful. Things are never as bad, or as good, as you think they are.
Well, I'm doing this for you AND for others, by telling you that "Anna" is a scammer.
𝕾𝖊𝖗 𝕾𝖑𝖊𝖊𝖕𝖞
if i just point out these red flags 🚩
you should be able to think logically about it
make up your own mind
(props: for engaging more since the last time I called them out lol) before that it was like 0 replies, like how their botted twitter is.
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Yeah basically I take a beat and create a pause where I can decide to act on the impulse or not. I still have the impulse I just don’t act upon it.
Breaking the negative feedback loop on tit for tat.
Good looking out.
Beginner advice:
Just silently count to10.
If that doesn't help, count to 100.
Anytime😎
nice work.
Yeah a few focused breath will go a long way. But not sure if a kid can apply this strategy
Little trick to funnel that anger more productively: lift or write.
I agree with this sentiment mostly, but I think anger can still have value when sourced from a particular place. It's fear that I don't think has any real use case any more in our society- preyed upon for so long it has lost all worth. Most anger is sourced in irrational fear, and is therefore worthless, but the wrath felt by a mother protecting her child is deeper than that, and is a valuable resource that can be used for good.
All anger arises from fear.
All fear is irrational but some fears go beyond the egoic sense of self.
The deep anger that arises from the fear of something pure or innocent being corrupted or defiled, can be harnessed.
What is it that is so important to you, that it causes such a visceral reaction within you?
Congratulations - you just found your deeper purpose, something worth expending your effort towards. Focus on protecting & nurturing the light that you found so pure & innocent.
Transmute the anger into purposeful action. Use that fire to drive your action. Focus on protecting & nurturing the light rather than the darkness that you think threatens it.
It’s been said”anger rests(or finds a home) in the lap of a foolish man”
This is a constant reminder to me
"Give yourself to the dark side .."
Cutting weed helped my temper dramatically, might sound counterintuitive but whenever I no longer had a desire for the “chill” substance, I was able to chill all the time
I called that. Oracle, I am.
Bullshit lies 😂
Anger? Waste of energy. Channeling that into mocking stupid policies is much more productive.
Anger is trying to poison someone by taking it yourself 🕊️
The antidote to anger is humor. …It’s infuriating!
