Anger

Readers,

Felt angry recently? It isn't an emotion I personally experience a great deal but from my few and far between experiences of anger and through observation of other people when they are angry - what I have come to realise is that it is generally counterproductive.

We are at our best when we are cool, calm and collected. Therefore, why do we allow ourselves to slip into a rage when it impairs our skills to reason logically, our interpersonal skills and can cause sometimes irreparable damage?

Surely, by keeping your anger in check, you will control challenging situations with far greater skill than possible if you submit to the rage.

Furthermore, if you virtually eradicate your anger from your personality - imagine the effect it will have when you decide it must be utilised? People who are always angry or grumpy get ignored or dismissed because nobody can be bothered with constant negativity - lets be honest - its hard work. On the flip side - people who are always calm will have the whole world sit up and take notice when they decide an issue is worth getting angry about because their reputation of coolness personified being impregnable.

Anger has been made a part of our make-up so we cannot pretend it doesn't exist. However, utilise it too frequently and it will only come at a cost to yourselves.

As the old cliche says it so well - anger is only one letter short of Danger....