Why Does Everyone Seem So Angry?
I don’t post much anywhere on the Internet because I am a shy quiet guy that doesn’t say much. But I do read a lot; especially comments posted on various news sites and FB. I had to laugh at a recent comment made to a story, “Listen pal. It’s the Internet. You’re supposed to be angry.” This has been in the back of my mind lately and it seems the more I read the more this seems to be true.
So why is everyone so angry? I grew up in a home where it seemed that anger ruled. My mother was a very negative and angry person at times. She took it out on my sister and me when we were very young. I was so scared of her that I used to hide under a pile of clothes in the corner of a closet for hours just to get away from her and “the paddle”. That explains a lot as to why I am the way I am as an adult.
I hear stories of “road rage” at times. Yet this is nothing new to me. Riding with mom in the car was like riding with a truck driver; it was !#$@ this and !#$* or that !#@$!@. The hard thing is that being in a situation like that rubbed off on me and I have had to work very hard to not be like that. I think that mom was angry because her life didn’t turn out like she thought it should. I think she embraced her disappointment which fueled her anger instead of looking at all the wonderful things she had right in front of her and being thankful for those things.
It seems that the anonymity of the Internet gives people a sense of protection so that they say whatever they want without any concern for others. That is truly a sad thing. We should always think of others before we open our mouths; especially when we may not really know the true facts of a situation. One of the lessons I learned in Sunday school that has stuck with me the most all these years is that we should treat people the way we want to be treated. We should be spreading love and kindness, not anger and hurt. There will always be times when we get angry. That is human nature. But to let anger rule most of our daily lives is not healthy for us and those around us. Fill your heart with God’s love and try to drive out any feelings of anger that may reside in your heart.
~The Quiet Computer Guy
Release
I always enjoy Five Minute Friday and the writing prompts provided by Lisa Jo. Today’s word is: Release.
Ready?
Set?
Go!
There comes a time in your life where you have to stop holding things in. To heal, it is necessary to reveal, to come clean, to admit your shortcomings and faults. In doing so, you release the hold that it has over you. For so long you’ve been a prisoner. You have been locked inside your prison cell of your own making, suffering in silence, surrounded by lies. You’ve been unable to progress, unable to heal, and unable to forgive. In all of this, you’ve been unable to feel as well. The pain was so great that you became numb, and yet, you held on to it so tightly, almost with all of your might. Once you decided that enough was enough and you came clean with those around you … with the most important person being yourself … you slowly saw the binds that held you releasing you. The chains of this addiction could hold you no longer. You, yourself, held the key to release yourself from this self made prison, and you did it. You faced your fears. You took a good, hard look in the mirror and confessed. You, then, took it further and confessed to those closest to you as well, and in doing so you are crushing the enemy. The one that wants to keep you locked away forever in this hell, you’re saying, “No more!” You, yourself, have taken away the power that it held on you. You are fighting with everything in you to be a better person, to do the right thing, to come clean once and for all. It takes a lot of strength to do what you’re doing. Your determination does not go unnoticed. You are fighting this with everything in you – fighting for your life, your marriage, your family, your dignity, your self worth, for your own self respect … and you are winning! You have taken back the power that this addiction held over you. It cannot harm you any more. You are strong. You are determined. You are a fighter. You are a survivor. You have found such a sweet release from the prison that you’ve known for so long. It’s time to turn it all over to God and trust that He will see you through this.
Un-forgiveness has plagued you, tormented you, harassed you, haunted you, entrapped you.
I forgive you.
Now it is time for you to forgive yourself.
Release the chains that bind you to that lifestyle.
Rise above it all.
You are a prisoner no more.
STOP!
Listen
Listen to Him calling
Softly now then more intense
Calling out after you
In the night
He wants you
All of you
Your perfect imperfections
Your beautiful flaws
Feel Him wipe away
Your sins
The moment
You utter the words
Barely a whisper
As the words fall from your lips
He listens
With His heart
And takes you
Into His arms
Wiping the slate clean
Once and for all.
You are forgiven
My child
Go and
Sin no more.
