 The more quickly you can move from anger to action, the healthier and more effective you will be. That is what anger is for—motivating effective action to resolve a problem. Anger comes when you’re threatened or opposed in some way, and the action needs to be effective at removing the feeling or source of threat or opposition. That’s why most people don’t know what healthy anger is. Healthy anger is the fuel, the energy that motivates action to protect from threat and opposition.
Right now, my wife and I are facing a situation where a gas company has installed a huge 500 horsepower compressor next door to our home. Not only is it ugly to look at, it makes horrible noise, disturbing the peace in our home and on our property. Here’s the healthy anger part: we are absolutely determined that this will not steal our joy. We are talking to the necessary people to install the necessary equipment to control the noise, at the company’s expense. We are absolutely and totally determined that this problem will be resolved, and we feel very strong and confident in that. We’re not yelling at anyone or attacking or accusing anyone of anything. We need the peace and serenity of our home and property restored, and we are resolutely moving toward that outcome without any doubt that we will get exactly what we want.
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