Can you let go of anger?
By Pose123
@Pose123 (21635)
Canada
July 9, 2010 7:05pm CST
Anger is experienced by most people, some of course more than others. It is when anger has no outlet and turns into resentment that it has the potential to cause big problems. Allowing us to assign blame for the pain we are feeling, thereby easing it, resentment tends to smolder just below the surface of our awareness, destroying our peace of mind. The target of our resentment grows more and more villainous in our minds and we regret the day we first encountered them. I feel that we can choose to let go of our resentment and to move on with our lives, no matter how painful the event that incited it but I'm sure some would disagree. What are your thoughts?
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@callmecat (247)
• United States
10 Jul 10
I agree that you can let go of your anger toward a person, but only if you want to, ya know? People keep their anger/hate toward a person because they choose to. You either choose to forgive or choose to not forgive. I feel that some people are more inclined to bear grudges for a longer time than others, though. So for some it may be easy to let go of anger, but for the rest it's probably really difficult to let go of such anger depending on the situation. I have a tendency of bearing grudges for longer than I should.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
11 Jul 10
Hi callmecat, Thanks for your comment and I agree it isn't easy. I had a hard time with it myself a number of years ago until I realized that I was the one getting sick. That's the problem with holding a grudge, you're giving that person power over you and that should be the last thing that you want. Are they really worth worrying about? Blessings
@rubelynrose102 (115)
• Philippines
10 Jul 10
it is not that too easy to let go of anger especially if you hurt most...right???
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@Memnon (2170)
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10 Jul 10
For the most part yes.
What gets under my skin is the work colleague who always thinks he is right, and, even when proved beyond all doubt to have made a mistake, will try to shift the blame. For people like that I can store that up to serve back cold, when they coul actually do with a hand up!
@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
10 Jul 10
I let go of anger the minute justice is done. I don't use anger to attack, rather to motivate me to fight for justice.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
10 Jul 10
Sometimes is not a good idea to keep any type of anger inside our souls,and is a good idea to release it and express our feelings as long as we don't hurt anybody. Once we tell someone how we feel, is important to move on with our lives.
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
10 Jul 10
For some, it is easier to hang onto anger than to let it go. Personally, I din't like to hang onto angry emotions. I don't like the person i am when I am angry. Anger changes who you really are inside. Sometimes the pain of a situaation is easier to cope with if we can be angry and place balme somewhere else. In the end, the anger we keep sheltered inside will destroy us. When letting go of anger seems to be an impossibility, it s the best solution for a happier life.
