Dealing With Anger
April 6, 2004 |
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Transcript
Venting our anger can make us blind to ways we are hurting others and ourselves. Former Baltimore Oriole manager Earl Weaver was famous for battling umpires to fire up his teams and let off steam. On one freezing cold opening day his team looked so bad that he unleashed his anger at everyone he could, even the bat boy. In the midst of venting his wrath at the umps from his dug-out, Weaver didn’t quite realize he was leaning up against an electric heater. Soon players smelled smoke and noticed Earl’s smoldering sox and melting polyester stir-ups. Weaver finally had to call for a fire extinguisher and spray down his ankles, putting out the potential fire. You know, anger is a very real emotion. But the issue is how do we deal with it? When we simply vent or rail on family members we run the risk of burning relationships, losing sight of our real goals, and hurting both the ones we love and ourselves. Hey, we’re all going to face anger, but we need not attack and offend those closest to us. |
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