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Here it is: the beginning of another new year. All around the globe people are making New Year's resolutions to lose weight, be happier, spend more quality time with their families and so on. I find it rather odd that in a world filled with anger and violence no one makes a declaration to "not ... Views: 1475
Perhaps you’ll agree that when something is bothering you, it prevents you from being at peace. In truth, the more we try to figure out “what-to-do” or “what-not-to-do” actually keeps the situation from changing. Take a moment and look at this consideration more carefully. Whatever we are ... Views: 1475
I love creating simple strategies individuals can use to experience less anger or stress in their lives, to improve their communications skills, resolve conflicts easier or create inner peace. From the SWaT Strategy* to TECO Magic*, The Great Duck and Dishtowel Debate* or the Seven C's of ... Views: 1474
Facial Speak
I've been watching the Jodie Arias Death Penalty trial for the past three weeks. For those of you who aren't familiar with this case, here is a little information about her.
Jodi Arias, 32, is accused of first degree murder in the death of her former boyfriend, Travis ... Views: 1472
You've heard me say in previous shows that anger is a normal, healthy, and in many cases a useful emotion. While some may believe that the feeling itself is wrong or bad, it's not. It is the way we choose to express it and use it determines if it becomes a positive force in our lives to bring ... Views: 1472
Many corporate organizations have been dragged to court because of anger related issues. Most people, especially bosses, do underrate the effect of anger on their business. Recently, many cases have been witnessed whereby some of the workers filed lawsuits against the corporation. What such ... Views: 1471
The purpose of communication is so individuals can freely share their ideas, feelings, thoughts, and needs with one another as a means of better understanding themselves and the situation at hand. However it can present a unique set of challenges for several reasons: 1) As children we are not ... Views: 1471
Anger expression management
Letting it out in acceptable manners is one way to deal with anger.
Sports activities provide helpful physical outlets for pent up tensions. When I was under emotional stress in the Air Force during the Viet Nam war, I played racquetball or squash six or seven ... Views: 1470
Let’s face some facts. We have made tremendous progress in reducing the torments of discrimination and isolation and oppression as results of racism. However, there is still a very long way to go. We are still imprisoned more often, less well educated, dying faster, more underemployed, more ... Views: 1469
The deeper I go into forgiveness...in the ecstatic, radical sense of the word...the more I see that its invitation is surrender. Forgiveness is the golden door, the way past all fear and grief, and an entry into life beyond dictatorship of the ego.
What is radical about radical forgiveness? ... Views: 1469
Anger management techniques are important in living peacefully in the society. This is because people have issues managing their rage and this leads to problems. Irritation is a very strong emotion that results as a result of displeasure in a certain issue. In most causes annoyance is caused by ... Views: 1465
Anger management is one of the hallmarks of strong Emotional Intelligence or EQ. In Daniel Goleman's book Emotional Intelligence, he addresses being able to handle one's anger as a sign of high EQ. We know, from physiology, that within less than seconds of becoming angry our brain and body are ... Views: 1465
Handling Anger When Your Difficult Child Cannot
I believe that if you’re reading this, you care about helping your difficult child. That is one of the biggest steps in the right direction. I’ve seen too many adults that just want their difficult child “fixed”. The reality is that the ... Views: 1465
Okay, so, I’ve already said quite enough about what we can expect the next couple/few days what with a dynamic and problematic T-Square baring both teeth and ill will. An angry and assertive red planet will be squaring off against unpredictable Uranus and uber power Pluto practically begging ... Views: 1464
People don't typically want to interact with those they consider to be bullies or tyrants. Yet contrary to popular belief, bullies are not bad people. It's their behaviors that are appalling. They act out their pain, loneliness, insecurities, and so on in the most offensive and unkind ways. But ... Views: 1463
Are you finding yourself feeling angrier lately? Are you going off on people, damaging important relationships, and letting anger affect your work and your social life. Do you feel as though your anger is spiraling out of control. If so, you are probably wondering how you can keep your anger ... Views: 1462
Have you ever found times where you want to express yourself freely, but something inside just stops you? I know I have. Or how about this: someone else is freely expressing themselves on a subject but you cut them off? Or, just the opposite, how many times have you sat back not liking what ... Views: 1462
No, I'm not speaking about that "F" word. I'm going to address two different words beginning with the letter "f" and how they influence the decisions we make, our responses in any given situation, and how the outcome adds to or subtracts from our happiness and/or contributes to our anger. Those ... Views: 1459
Control your anger or it will control you.
Control your anger as it can cloud your ability to make good decisions and find creative solutions to problems. It can negatively affect your work performance.
With insight about the real reasons for your anger and learning anger management ... Views: 1457
Online anger management classes are a somewhat new and innovative way to gain skills . With the advent of technology, most quality training programs can be put in an online format. But how does one discern between what is a good online program and what is not. Some of that question is ... Views: 1457
Your anger can actually benefit me. That sounds a bit ludicrous, wouldn't you agree? Anger hurts the one experiencing it but how can it possibly work to my advantage? If you become angry with me, I might feel upset, disrespected, scared, or angry in return. On a deeper level those emotions can ... Views: 1456
Families: they can be our greatest source of joy or a never ending cause of stress. Some might like to have a few parts replaced, others may prefer to trade theirs in for a more suitable model. Some are grateful to have a family regardless while others would prefer to travel through life solo. ... Views: 1455
Emotions are quite literally our feelings. We feel them in our bodies. Sometimes we feel an emotion as a tingle, we can feel our bodies overheat and blood rush to our faces when we are embarrassed, we can feel muscular tension when we are angry or afraid, our hearts start to beat faster. But ... Views: 1455
After fear, anger is probably the next most debilitating emotion that humans must confront. Unlike fear, anger is a complex emotion. And unlike fear, which usually paralyzes, anger can spur you to take action, though not necessarily in a beneficial way. Reacting to anger-provoking events will ... Views: 1454
There are probably at least 17 gazillion reasons why folks get into arguments. Unfortunately none of them are very valid.
Here’s what I mean.
Let’s take a look at the base word first. My super-duper dictionary defines “argue” as: “To present reasons for or against a thing”. OK, so the ... Views: 1454
Hey, so does this ever happen to you?
It may have been months since your divorce ended, and you thought you were doing okay.
You were picking yourself up financially, making your home your own, and trying some new activities and were feeling pretty good about yourself.
But then it ... Views: 1454
In my years of doing Access Energy Transformation I have seen so many dramatic changes in my life of more ease in everything I do, increased psychic abilities, greater charisma, personal power that I had never believed that I had and a variety of abilities that are too many to mention.
One ... Views: 1453
Anger is one emotion we all have. For some of us anger is the primaryway we express our needs when we get upset. What is interesting aboutanger is that it is usually a response to some other emotion we arehaving. Really give it some thought. Think about the last time youwere really upset. ... Views: 1450
My husband is brutal: he teases and torments me unmercifully. But I'm just as bad. From the moment we wake up until we crawl exhausted into bed at the end of the day, we are constantly harassing one another. In fact, the first words out of his mouth as he opens his eyes at 5 am are "Are you ... Views: 1449
Anger is one of our most primitive emotions. It always has, it always will be. It can also be a life saver. When emotions get bottled-up, it puts a tremendous strain on your health, relationships, family, friends, community and business.
Anger is one way to let the volcano of emotions ... Views: 1449
Why attend anger management classes? As common an emotion as anger is, some people actually find it challenging to control anger-related outbursts. This often leads to a degradation of existing relationships while eliminating the possibility of creating new ones. People who have issues ... Views: 1447
Anger generally has an outward directed energy. Someone in your life does something that does not meet your expectations or standards and you get mad. Or they don’t do something they said they would do and you get mad. Or they fail you or someone you care about and you get mad.
Often this ... Views: 1446
I'm not much of a fighter. When I was a child, my dad taught me that if someone hits you, hit them back but never be the one to throw the first punch. In essence, only fight back when you have to defend yourself. My mom's message was taken from Luke 6:29 and contradicted Dad's: "If someone slaps ... Views: 1446
The title reads, "Nine people killed in Connecticut workplace shooting (www.necn.com 8/3/10 1:16 PM). Reportedly, an employee who was asked to resign from a beer distribution center chose to communicate to the world how he felt about losing control. My first thought was this is the Golden ... Views: 1444
An effective way to prevent a marriage at the brim of collapse is by attending an anger management class. It is more effective than the traditional therapy. Of recent, many marriages have been saved through various anger management classes. Due to the stubborn nature of man, many couples neglect ... Views: 1441
Any serious scientist will be familiar with the assertion that stress causes immune-compromise. A recent study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health has finally put this long-held knowledge into perspective, deciphering that those who bottle up their feelings have a cardiovascular ... Views: 1441
Most of the experts you read in books and on the internet tell you that you need to control your anger. This is true if you are hurting others or doing things that end up hurting you.
What you do when you are angry is always a choice and is always your responsibility. If you tend to act ... Views: 1439
There is no denying that the mind, body, and spirit are all interconnected. What impacts one affects all others. While the general public has become more health conscious in terms of eating healthier, dropping those unnecessary pounds, and exercising more, what often gets overlooked - that ... Views: 1438
We're all influenced by those around us and by what is occurring in our lives. Something as simple as the weather can affect how we feel. A cloudy, rainy day can take an otherwise cheerful person and transform them into a gloomy Gus of sorts. Being stuck in traffic can alter one's mood from ... Views: 1437
SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO MY LIFE…by
Linda McCarrin, B.A., CHLC
There you are going along…going to work, going to school, taking care of your daily duties, plans for the weekends, etc.
You are taking care of business or so it seems and BAM! out of the blue some sort of volcanic eruption ... Views: 1435
Most of us are probably feeling the powerful 2012 shift into the Aquarian age. In order to exist optimally within this confusing and extraordinarily powerful shift we must understand what is happening within us, within the world, and also within the universe. When we are in tune, or able to ... Views: 1434
We're all familiar with the phrase "Silence is golden". This proverb dates as far back as ancient Egypt, making reference to the importance of keeping quiet under certain circumstances. The first example of it being used in English is credited to the poet Thomas Carlyle in 1831. Certainly there ... Views: 1434
Why is it so difficult for us to get along with one another? After all, we all have the same basic needs in life. We all want to be valued, to be acknowledged for the good that we do, to be treated fairly and given sufficient opportunities in life; we all want to be accepted as we are and to be ... Views: 1434
The primary goal of an anger management class is to help you reduce and manage your anger before it becomes destructive and out of control. Although everyone feels angry at times, when it's not managed properly anger can become destructive and uncontrollable.
There are physiological changes ... Views: 1433
Today my husband and I had our fifth fight. Not bad for a twenty year marriage but regardless, for an anger management professional such as myself, I didn't handle it very well. Actually, fight is not an accurate description as it was more like a huff, that is we got annoyed at each other. Let ... Views: 1432
Looking deeper
If you take a spiritual perspective, assuming that every experience in life is a potential healing lesson, an invitation from your higher self to learn and to grow, then challenges in your life may have a different “feel” to them. This is a major reframing!
If someone does ... Views: 1429
I was truly blessed: when my first husband and I married I acquired a second set of parents. I could not have loved "Bob" and "Mary" more and their fondness for me was generously reciprocated. For the eighteen years I was with their son, we were family. However, my husband's decision to end our ... Views: 1429
Anger is one of the most powerful yet misunderstood emotions we experience. On the one hand, it has become a form of entertainment on TV, video games, social media, and Youtube. Housewives from states across the nation screaming at one another and flipping tables are cheered on each week by ... Views: 1429
I get tired of New Age gurus preaching that I shouldn’t be angry. The fact is, sometimes I am angry. I am angry when people I trust betray me. I am angry when people make promises they don’t keep. I am angry when people treat me with disrespect.
Anger was not considered a “nice” emotion in my ... Views: 1429
Dating back over 3500 years, the Bible began as a collection of oral stories handed down from generation to generation in the form of songs, narratives, and poetry. Eventually signs and symbols were utilized in a more permanent means of recording these stories until the written word became the ... Views: 1426