Anger and Emotional Health

["Bernard Barber,Ph.D." <dbbarber@xxxxxxxx>]

Aristotle said, " Anyone can become angry, that is easy, but to be angry
with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the
right purpose, and in the right way, that is not so easy.

"When used early on and constructively, anger can be a transformation: it
sparks courage and creativity, draws us towards correcting perceived
injustice, prompts us to speak out, and stimulates progress." from
Executive EQ, Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organizations, by
Robert Cooper, Ph.D and Ayman Sawaf.

I would add that personal attacks, character assassination, and other forms
of belittling, speak more to the character of the "attacker", and is
counter productive. Emotional Health requires authenticity of feelings. The
denial of feelings produces ill health and destroys the quality of
relationship with self and others. Our collective WE demands from us the
understanding that WELLNESS does not come with out great effort, which in
itself promotes health.

No one said it was easy.