Blog Post: Why Do I Stay Angry?

I get upset and angry every once in while. Sometimes it is a rare occurrence, sometimes I can be angry for days. Days.

I had a moment of anger this morning. but what I thought was interesting was that I stayed angry. the issue was handled, not in a satisfying way for anyone involved, but three hours later I was still angry.

What? Seriously? Still? I seemed to say to myself.

Why hold on I wondered? What was the pay off?

The pay off was to myself, I was right. Righteously, like out of the days of old. I knew how things should be and that was not how things should go. And if I presented my case to any judge in the world they would agree.

Again, what? Who am I kidding?

Me. I am fooling me.

But that didn't help me let go of the anger. Diffused it, yes, but I can feel that nugget of rightness remain hard and fast.

Curious.