My Riffs

Something I’ve noticed about anger is that it’s often misplaced. I can get mad at things, but the things I get mad at are often just symptoms not the real issue. We can use anger in a constructive fashion if we turn it into positive energy to address the root issue. If we are upset at a symptom, we can use that symptom to dig down and find the root cause. Once found we can use the negative anger and turn it into positive energy to address the root issue(s). 

There seems to be a growing trend of outrage bringing people together. And often the result is destructive and violence. Outrage doesn’t seem to be a good unifying factor. It would seem there are betters ways to handle the greviance. Things that bring together should be a common love or positive goal. Otherwise the results are mayhem. Which is never a better result than the greviance itself.

Today I saw a very, very angry person. Someone pulled in front of him in a parking lot unintentionally. I'm sure there was more going on in his life that caused the extremely angry re-action. There are probably some issues that he needs help with. I don't want to be an angry person. It doesn't help anyone out, especially yourself. Let this stand as a reminder to myself to keep angry emotions at bay. There are very very few situations where anger is a correct response. And even in those situations, anger is an extremely difficult emotion to wield with any kind of balance. It often takes control of us. So it's best to not wield it at all.