tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762697307896809717.post1505891070019460041..comments2011-12-31T09:54:36.230+02:00Comments on Me Ani?: Middot & AngerRachel Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11836846160562545712noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762697307896809717.post-82508510709573578212010-02-13T23:14:35.769+02:002010-02-13T23:14:35.769+02:00Please let me know how to do that if you figure it...Please let me know how to do that if you figure it out... ;) Every Elul I tell myself THAT is what I need to work on this year and yet anger still seems to be the hardest issue to tackle...rgoldstandhttp://twitter.com/rgoldstandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762697307896809717.post-61556206215297533772010-02-11T17:37:05.474+02:002010-02-11T17:37:05.474+02:00You are so right about it keeps coming! Hashem wan...You are so right about it keeps coming! Hashem wants us to learn, and yet I still keep getting angry. I have to find a way to short circuit that anger button and moving onto the lesson learned! thank you for stopping by.Rachel Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11836846160562545712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762697307896809717.post-48919633296706281412010-02-11T08:41:50.702+02:002010-02-11T08:41:50.702+02:00I love the fact that you are struggling with this!...I love the fact that you are struggling with this! Why should we take any opportunity for improvement for granted? Thank you. I've noticed in myself that the flashpoint of anger is always representative of something ongoing. The moment is just the catalyst that sparks a latent fuel.<br /><br />When I worked at a Starbucks, there was a woman who was quite rude and demanding, treating us as servants. Was she wrong? Definitely. But, like you, I knew that there was something much deeper going on. Something that, if I responded properly, could be life-altering for me. <br /><br />Why was her incivility such an issue? I think that in this case, she was tapping into my unrelenting desire to be admired, to be thought highly of. Only she wasn't going along with the program! She was my reality check. After all, wasn't it just my lack of trust that HASHEM will share with me what glory He desires me to have - one based on real goodness and not shallow imagery? And if I didn't 'get it' this time, there's plenty more where she came from! Funny how we keep getting the same life lessons until we finally transform. I'm still trying to learn this one, so I expect more 'reality checks' in this area as in many others. Your note is an encouragement to see the opportunity for change and not just for a behavior justification.mhbrock46https://www.blogger.com/profile/15295171738338576629noreply@blogger.com