How does your faith/spirituality/personal belief perceive anger? How do you deal with it?

Dear Debra,

I believe you know I am not the best person to answer this question. I have a bad temper and carry a grudge. However, I feel I am a kind, nonjudgmental person. My anger comes out when I see other people being hurt and wronged. Guess my answer to your question is....I don't deal with anger well. An issue I battle constantly. This trait does seem to be mellowing a bit as I grow older.

(((Debra))))

What you do with anger is what makes the difference.

Anger can be sinful, equal even to killing. That is, if all you do is yell, call names, be hateful.

But if you take anger, and turn it, so that you are being constructive rather than destructive, then you are not sinning at all. You are taking a potential sin, and turning it into good. This does not qualify all anger, but rather shows that good can come out of things that can be potentially sinful or bad. The use is the key, hence the person is the key also. If the person is wise enough to recognize the power that they have over anger, and that they can bring about good,and uses it for good, then that person is truly wise. Anger is an emotion that is hard to deal with for a lot of people, learning to handle it wisely rather than sinfully is a key to harmony in this world.

((Debra)) Blessings!

((Everyone))

Before I let my faith interpret anger, I step back and look at the bigger factual picture.

A lot of anger (but not all) is the result of the social implications of poverty. Lack of education, economic stability and self-esteem cause people to become stuck in destructive mindsets.

How often do upper middle class white golfers shoot each other over an argument that starts over a package of M&M's? Rediculous things like this, however, happen more often than one would think in poor and working class communities.

Anger is a totally natural reaction, especially when we feel that we have been wronged. I get angry especially when I feel that things are going against me, and there is nothing I can do to fix it. Recently I found this great wisdom, that is really quite different than any "spirituality" or "religion" that I have been exposed to (and believe me, I have tried many paths). It is called Kabbalah, and has been around for almost 6000 years. It points out that many problems we experience is because we are opposed to nature, and if we were to align ourselves with nature, many painful emotions and experiences no longer be problems.

When we examine nature we see how it operates in perfect harmony (without human interference). Nature is pushing humanity to become more like it, we all need to unite and change our qualities to be like nature. Check out this clip:

I find a way to regularly relieve tension. I play piano, and that helps a lot. I also write a ton, allowing me to express myself without offending anyone. If getting pissed off is unavoidable and I'm in a situation where I'm just a time bomb getting ready to explode, I leave. Once I've calmed down a bit, I will go back and try to resolve whatever it was that got me so worked up. I figure that anger never helped anyone solve their problems. In fact, it usually makes them worse, although sometimes people need to know how pissed off you are. You just have to judge when being angry is appropriate and when it's not.

Anger is a natural emotion; It's what you do with your anger that makes it harmful or helpful. A positive outlet like prayer/meditation, exercise, or counseling are pretty good cures. Just get it out & don't let it fester.

Its not wrong to be angry, Jesus was angry when He went into the temple with a whip.

The Word says don't let the sun go down on your anger, so if you ask me start late and get it over with.

Be angry but do not sin, if we get pushy and nasty, not good.

God gave us our emotions, we need the power of the Holy Spirit to help us in this, we ourselves cannot do it, prayer.

The Bible says "be angry and sin not." The Bible also says "let not the sun go down on your wrath."

I believe there is such a thing as "righteous indignation," but it is difficult to express righteously. LOL

Grace abounds, we can be forgiven our anger, but we should try to get it under control as quickly as possible without harming others or ourselves. I take refuge in mindless or mundane work (washing dishes, gardening, yard-work).

I don't know... I am mostly logical when going against the society so if you are mathematical leaving emotions out of the way........ no anger to problem with

I unleash by kinder side if I am alone ;) Yes I am bitter

Anger used to lead me around like a puppy on a leash for many years.

My spirit has no desire be angry or unhappy anymore.

My path is lit by the smile. Which brings hope for more of them.

= )

((BTBDT))