Today's Thought - January

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January 17

Anger

I was angry with my foe. I told it not. My wrath did grow.

~William Blake

Anger is a common defect in our attitudes and personalities. Like all other character defects, anger grows more harmful the longer it is contained within ourselves. Unless we expose it freely for others to see, it can consume all our good intentions. We must "get the monkey off our backs before it reaches for our throats."

How can we possibly make peace and form worthwhile relationships unless we bring anger into the open by working Steps Four, Five, Six, and Seven? Letting go of hidden anger and returning to a stable state of mind is the first step in finding a comfortable peace with life. We find that "letting it all out" through the Steps is the way to become free and happy. We continue to take daily personal assessments of our spiritual growth by monitoring our anger.

When I become angry, I'll count to ten and deal with my anger in an appropriate way.

Today's reading is from the book Easy Does It: A Book of Daily Twelve Step Meditations*