Let It Go!

This week I read a talk by Elder Lynn G Robins and found it interesting that it was about anger, as I have been feeling anger most of last week and the beginning of this week.

As I read Elder Robins’ talk, “Agency and Anger” I thought to myself, “here’s your sign.”  I’ve been feeling angrier and angrier lately over the simplest things and at people who do not deserve it.  Elder Robins stated “The Lord expects us to make the choice not to become angry.”  I sometimes find it hard to believe that I have a choice in my emotions.  I feel what I feel and don’t have any control over it.  But the truth is, I can have control.  As I thought about Elder Robins’ talk after I read it, I came to the conclusion that I can continue to feel angry, which adds to my stress, or I can let my anger go and be happy.

I can especially find myself feeling angry with family.  Most of my siblings know how to push my buttons, and me theirs.  This is what Elder Robins described as “stirring the pot.”  He says Satan’s “strategy is to stir up anger between family members...The verb stir sounds like a recipe for disaster: Put tempers on medium heat, stir in a few choice words, and bring to a boil; continue stirring until thick; cool off; let feelings chill for several days; serve cold; lots of leftovers.”

Elder Robins suggests that, “Understanding the connection between agency and anger is the first step in eliminating it from our lives.  We can choose not to become angry. And we can make that choice today, right now: ‘I will never become angry again.’ Ponder this resolution.”

I’m not saying that I’m going to immediately never feel anger again.  But I think with practice I can learn to quickly choose to let my anger go so that I, and those around me, can feel at peace.



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