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| The Trinity Explained |
“Justifiable
anger” is my greatest shortcoming… this is especially so when on the phone with
a semi-anonymous service representative for any agency: government or private;
i.e., remote utility companies such as a telephone company. But I have been
known to blow a fuse at work or in other circumstances where I am positive I am
right and you are wrong (especially where politics are debated), whoever "you" are. The idea that my anger, or heady emotions,
can’t be trusted runs deep in spiritual practices universally. It is a given
that I am so much better off if I step back and take a deep breath… pause when
agitated or doubtful. I can think of a myriad of perfectly good reasons to lean
into the offender and bully my way though the situation or I can expand my
vision and enter that person’s frame of mind: In other words, I can see myself and ask, "Who is this character barking at
me (yes, as though this person is me)?" This way I am not provoked by guilt or blame for
my failure but motivated by compassion. After all, I can’t afford the luxury of
anger any longer. My fear is that I will become a crabby old fart with no sense
of humor and anger takes me down that road no matter how justified it is.
P.S.
We can celebrate this day as an
Irish holy day instead of a day of drunken debauchery. That is the way it is
honored in Ireland America
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