SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - IS IT NATURAL?

So why is it okay - actually important - to acknowledge our anger?

First, notice we say 'acknowledge'.

Anger is a natural response to certain situations.  What is not natural is the way we distort our natural feelings of anger into rage.

Think of a tea kettle.  What would happen if we left it on the heat but did not allow the steam to release?

Explosion, right?

By learning to express anger in healthy ways we avoid those destructive explosions!

DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS                           

An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

THINK ABOUT THIS PAST WEEK…

Did events happen that made you angry?

How did you deal with your feelings?

(GIVE YOURSELF A SCORE OF 1-5 IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS  1 = great    5 = ugg!)

In the external world?

In your internal emotional world?

In your personal life with others?

In your work life?

Clues to pay attention to:

PHYSICAL:  Pay attention to your muscle tightness and breathing.

EMOTIONAL:  Pay attention to your sense of well being.

RESOLUTION:  Do you continue to obsess or can you let it go?

WHAT'S YOUR SCORE?