One Minute Mindfulness: Working With Our Anger

In this insightful talk, Geoff Bell-Devaney discusses ways that we can more fully accept any anger that we might happen to be experiencing. He talks about the importance of meeting anger with acceptance and presence, and how doing so can leave us feeling more peaceful and present no matter what we might happen to be feeling at any moment.

Transcript

The next time we get angry, Perhaps we can try watching it for a moment before letting it overwhelm us. If we're able to sit with the anger, And one way of doing this is to notice which particular sensations we're feeling, We can begin to discover the calm, Eternally patient and loving parent that exists inside all of us. We can begin to see how we might distance ourselves from the need to blindly react to our inner pain and discomfort. We can learn to stay with ourselves in a nurturing, Loving and very brave way instead of squirming and lashing out in retaliation at having our false sense of inner peace disturbed. We can begin to understand how true peace and strength are found by observing our inner workings and start to develop a sense of presence in any situation. We can begin responding to life and to ourselves with maturity, Compassion and self-respect.