Comments on: Have you hugged your anger today? http://www.thegiftedway.com For and by gifted, talented and creative adults. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:56:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Personal growth development - can we get out of our ruts and change? http://www.thegiftedway.com/dynamic-living-archive/have-you-hugged-your-anger-today/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Personal growth development - can we get out of our ruts and change? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:12:04 +0000 http://www.thegiftedway.com/?page_id=331#comment-105 [...] his post Have you hugged your anger today?, Christopher J. Coulson writes about one of our “negative” [...] [...] his post Have you hugged your anger today?, Christopher J. Coulson writes about one of our “negative” [...]

]]> By: Christopher J. Coulson http://www.thegiftedway.com/dynamic-living-archive/have-you-hugged-your-anger-today/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Christopher J. Coulson Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:11:57 +0000 http://www.thegiftedway.com/?page_id=331#comment-48 And thank you, too, Martyn. I'm glad to have brought something useful to you. And thank you, too, Martyn. I’m glad to have brought something useful to you.

]]> By: Christopher J. Coulson http://www.thegiftedway.com/dynamic-living-archive/have-you-hugged-your-anger-today/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Christopher J. Coulson Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:10:01 +0000 http://www.thegiftedway.com/?page_id=331#comment-47 What you say about the guardian at the gate is so very true. But history favors the notion that a steady drip drip of attention brings about fundamental change. After all, among others who thought they built their walls too well we must include Qin Shi Huang, Hadrian, Walter Ulbricht and whoever built Jericho before Joshua brought his trumpets along. Cock an ear, Donna. Can't you just hear those horns? What you say about the guardian at the gate is so very true. But history favors the notion that a steady drip drip of attention brings about fundamental change.

After all, among others who thought they built their walls too well we must include Qin Shi Huang, Hadrian, Walter Ulbricht and whoever built Jericho before Joshua brought his trumpets along. Cock an ear, Donna. Can’t you just hear those horns?

]]> By: Donna http://www.thegiftedway.com/dynamic-living-archive/have-you-hugged-your-anger-today/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Donna Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:23:11 +0000 http://www.thegiftedway.com/?page_id=331#comment-44 What's tough is intercepting the guardian at the gate. It's automatic to refrain from saying "ouch" when I feel hurt. I'm aware of my anger, but feel powerless to use it for it's intended purpose, to protect me or someone or something I love from harm. My automatic assumption is "there's no use in being angry." There must be another message to replace that with, something that would honor the impulse to defend against harm. I'm also afraid of being attacked. I can see this is ancient history speaking, but no amount of understanding undoes the conditioning, the automatic "I'll simply exist undercover, where no one can see me or hurt me." I guess the task is to challenge the idea that everyone is on the attack, but I really can't imagine how that would work. I might have built my walls too well! What’s tough is intercepting the guardian at the gate. It’s automatic to refrain from saying “ouch” when I feel hurt. I’m aware of my anger, but feel powerless to use it for it’s intended purpose, to protect me or someone or something I love from harm. My automatic assumption is “there’s no use in being angry.”
There must be another message to replace that with, something that would honor the impulse to defend against harm.
I’m also afraid of being attacked. I can see this is ancient history speaking, but no amount of understanding undoes the conditioning, the automatic “I’ll simply exist undercover, where no one can see me or hurt me.” I guess the task is to challenge the idea that everyone is on the attack, but I really can’t imagine how that would work.
I might have built my walls too well!

]]> By: Martyn http://www.thegiftedway.com/dynamic-living-archive/have-you-hugged-your-anger-today/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Martyn Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:41:04 +0000 http://www.thegiftedway.com/?page_id=331#comment-43 What a powerfully insightful article. As I sit here reading, I re-visit many manifestations of my own anger... And that's only in the last 24 hours! wonderfully perceptive... Thank you. What a powerfully insightful article. As I sit here reading, I re-visit many manifestations of my own anger… And that’s only in the last 24 hours!

wonderfully perceptive… Thank you.

]]> By: Gifted and creative responses to anger generate harmonious outcomes | The Gifted Way http://www.thegiftedway.com/dynamic-living-archive/have-you-hugged-your-anger-today/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Gifted and creative responses to anger generate harmonious outcomes | The Gifted Way Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:15:21 +0000 http://www.thegiftedway.com/?page_id=331#comment-42 [...] Have you hugged your anger today? * Find out why recognizing and accepting your anger can be a major help in life: and how to achieve it. [...] [...] Have you hugged your anger today? * Find out why recognizing and accepting your anger can be a major help in life: and how to achieve it. [...]

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