getting mad | The Warm Milk Journal

Accepting our anger and sadness (storm clouds will dissipate and the sun will return).

Published April 24, 2012 | By Debra

Raise your hand if you got mad today. Raise your other hand if this anger turned to sadness at some point.

For us sensitive people emotions can catch us off guard. Everything is rocking along quite smoothly and then something happens to rock the boat: a spouse has to work late and can’t be home for the nice dinner you had planned, friends cancelled your plans at the last minute, you were taken aback by a comment said by a colleague or boss that you were not expecting, etc. etc.

We are all human and things are going to make us mad from time to time. Life happens, right?

We are going to get upset. What if we gave ourselves permission to just have our upset? 99% of the time the anger and sadness are going to go away. I think they will pass even sooner if we just let these natural emotions be. Yes, let them be.

When we torment others or ourselves when we are upset we set ourselves up for a prolonged state of being angry or sad.

I say, if you feel sad, be sad. If you are angry, be angry (a nice long walk helps a lot). Don’t do or say anything too rash or hasty.

The emotions will calm, you will recenter, and peace will return. I promise, they will!