If you are looking for reasons to be upset, you will undoubtedly find them. Whether real or imagined, there will always be something you can be angry about, afraid of, or hurt by if that is where you choose to focus your attention. In fact, the more you focus on the negative or the potentially … Continue reading Choosing Peace
The problem with righteous anger is that it is still anger. Anger is a toxic state that destroys us from within before it destroys everything we care about. It is not some finely tuned weapon that can be safely directed only toward whomever or whatever we are angry at without causing collateral damage. It is … Continue reading Deceived by Righteousness
People who want us to be afraid will go to great lengths to ensure that they get what they want. What they want, however, should not be factored into our sense of happiness, contentment, or peace of mind. If we allow them to manipulate, distract, or agitate us, they have already won. Worse still, if … Continue reading Fear Is A Choice
We often underestimate just how painful self-centeredness can be. It seems like it will serve us. It feels like it will make us happy. Getting what we think we want all of the time should make us happy, after all. Quite often, however, this strategy backfires on us. In order for us to get what … Continue reading Self-Centered Pain
Anger tricks us. It tricks us into believing that it will help us to overcome our problems, but the truth is that it only makes them worse. It tricks us into thinking that it will bring us closer to that which we seek while simultaneously moving us further and further away from it. It tricks … Continue reading Anger’s Sunk Cost
