If I refuse to take offense. I must admit that I have little sympathy for the perpetually aggrieved. I have learned, in the most agonizing way that being angry, resentful, filled with hate and plagued with a vindictive heart, is tantamount to drinking poison and hoping the person I’m offended by dies.
You see, from my experience, if I want to be truly free, I must allow others to be free. I have to be careful that I am actually thinking for myself and not swallowing and believing the words of hate-filled vindictive souls dead set on retribution that will never really come. The cycle of anger is a never-ending loop
I’m angry, I want to get even, I do something to get even, It doesn’t work, I’m even angrier
There is no such thing as justice, if there were, I’d be dead, but I’m not and what I’m left with is being in a state of awe and filled with gratitude feel a duty to help my fellow creatures here while I still am.
As messed up as it all seems and as terrible as you may think the source of your pain is, that pain was already there before that individual arrived in your consciousness, address that first then find someone you can help.
WTFAI 
Anger is a false emotion, a reaction to fear. In my experience, if I allow the anger to pass and drill down to what actually made me angry, I find it is almost always predicated by a fear. Great post
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I agree wholeheartedly, the despair required for such surrender to delve into that abyss is the agony I referred to 🙏🏼💐
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Still something I have to work on every day🙏✌️
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You’re so right.
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Thank you 💐 🙏🏼
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I love this post. I like to tell my clients “For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. Now, just imagine if you spent those sixty seconds providing self love and/or kindness.,,”
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Thank you 🙏🏼 there is a wealth of wisdom to be learned at 12 step meetings when one hangs around and listens- I merely repackaged it and presented it in my own way
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Admittedly hard to carry out – but very true. Love the poison analogy.
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I believe it is a choice of attention and intention, there is more to be grateful for than to be aggrieved by.
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Beautifully said and so very true. Good insight when you stated the pain was already there before the offending person made it more prevalent.
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Yes when we’re seeking the escape the discomfort of what is in ourselves it seems almost automatic that we look outside for ourselves for the source 🙏🏼💐
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Perfect! Just perfect!!
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🙏🏼🥰
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Hopefully more people shall come to understand that ” The cycle of anger is a never-ending loop”
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