It’s obvious that some states are good for you, and some are not so
good right? Anyone like to feel angry – I mean actually enjoy it? I
don’t think so… if you believe that you enjoy feeling angry, I’d
suggest that you have a more powerful result from your anger that –
perhaps it’s power? The angry boss who persists in it because it’s the
only way they can feel powerful – strip away their anger and they
crumble.
Anger – directed at self, others or the outside world – for whatever
‘justifiable reason’ harms you. Firstly. think about something really
pleasant. Remember the time when you were ecstatically happy or joyful?
Whenever that time was, whatever you were doing (and there’s no need to
be shy, but keep it to yourself OK ☺ ) live in that moment, see what
you saw then, hear what you heard, feel how you felt, smell what you
smelled, and taste what you tasted. There? Good isn’t it. Now remember
that moment, because I want you to quickly get back here in a moment.
Allow the good feeling to dissipate – quick wasn’t it? Still nice and lingering just a little.
Now, remember the last time you were angry. Whatever you were angry
about – a poor shot, a child misbehaving, an argument with your better
half, your boss at work, a customer… what do you see? what do you hear?
What do you feel? Nasty isn’t it? Unpleasant, perhaps a knotted
feeling, certainly you’ll notice that certain muscles are tense. Now,
go back to the happy memory and stay there as long as it takes to
replace the feeling.
As you come back into the room with me, you’ll have noticed a
difference between anger and happiness (or joy or whatever word you
like to use). It’s likely that you took longer to dissipate the feeling
of anger than that of happiness? Why is this? Well, the feeling of
anger most often manifests itself in tension – physical tension – most
often in the stomach, the shoulders and the head – but it can be
anywhere in the body. Where’s yours?
You are an athlete right? Well you play golf, perhaps athlete is a
little too strong for now, but you are nonetheless. So you are aware of
having muscle ache, or ‘the stitch’? When you tense your muscles
intensely or over a prolonged period – the muscles burn energy much
faster – too fast for proper nutrition – and a toxin is left in the
muscle tissue – which takes a while for the blood system to clear up.
Anger creates tension which leaves a toxin in the body which takes time
to clean. Too much, too often and your body will tire of this –
requiring more replacement energy – that’s why angry people eat more
than happy people – oh and usually they eat faster too. IT’s not the
only reason, some people are just lazy and fat, but you, you are an
athlete and do exercise and stretch plenty. You know that you need to
keep stretching those muscles don’t you? The more flexibility and
elasticity in your muscles, the better right? So, if anger creates
tension – does this benefit flexibility and elasticity? No, of course
not. So not only does anger fill you with toxins, it reduces your
ability to swing well. Convinced that this anger thing isn’t good for
you yet? Good, let’s move on with what you want instead.
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