ABOUT ANGER

• What is Anger?
  Final attempt to control a situation
  - A natural response to threats
  
  • Are there varying degrees of anger?
  - From mild irritation to rage
  
  • Wayne Dyer says, “To rule one’s anger is well, but to prevent it is better.”
  - So how do we prevent anger from happening
  
  • How do we get to a place where anger happens?
  - denial
  - avoidance (not wanting confrontation)
  - tolerating too much
  - sacrificing too much of one’s self
  
  • Barbara De Angelis says “The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.”
  
  • Once we are there, how do we shift from anger to peace?
  - BREATHE FIRST!
  - become aware of and acknowledge our feelings
  - meditate and get clear on what our needs are
  - affirm that peace is available now and be open to having it
  
  • Your Choices: You can Suppress it, Manage it or begin to Express it in a way that is healing for everyone involved.

Inner Peace & Blessings,

Wanda Marie
Executive Director

Copyright 2005 Wanda Marie & Associates