WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?

    My new friend was worried about me yesterday. She happened to show up just as I was dealing with my anger...dealing with it isn't exactly what I was doing---more like, FEELING IT! And when I tried to explain it to her, I cried, and she tried to understand, ask questions, and help me feel better. But she didn't understand. And she didn't make me feel better. How could she? I didn't even know what it was all about.
    But I knew God would let me know. He doesn't let me stay to long in anger in anymore. I used to reside there most of the time!
    And as I processed it throughout the day, and wrote about it this morning, I realized it was not about my selfish friend --- it was about a much bigger issue attached to my prior codependency, my sadness at a very broken family system, and my own pain.
    I remember a therapist friend, Gail, who used to try to help me with my anger. She said, "Anger is a secondary emotion. It is more acceptable to be angry in public than to burst into tears." I didn't like hearing that, but I experienced the truth of that yesterday!
    What are you angry about? Is it sadness, hurt, or disappointment? Talk to Him about it. He gets it!