I got angry. Twice. Yesterday and today.
My first feeling about this is disappointment in myself. But, I think there's a better way to think about it:
(1) I get angry less often than ever before. Focus on the steps forward, not the steps back, and keep going.
(2) I almost never get angry or irritated at little things anymore--spills, traffic, etc. This is real progress. Keep going.
(3) When I get angry now, it dissipates within minutes. I used to brood. I used to dwell. Looking back from this vantage point, brooding and dwelling seem positively unwholesome. Keep going.
(4) When I get angry now, it feels more like a temporary sickness, something dirty. When I got angry in the past, there was this self-righteous feeling that went with it, which is hard to imagine now. Keep going.
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