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[dropcap2 variation=”coffee”]D[/dropcap2]arren was extremely close to his grandfather. They went fishing together, talking for hours on end about school, girls, and life.
Darren’s grandfather had a stroke. He was in the hospital for several days, but never regained consciousness. Darren hardly ever left the room, his eyes glued to his granddad’s face.
After his grandfather died, Darren withdrew. He hardly said anything for months. He was angry.
“I knew it was a problem when I kicked the dog. That woke me up,” Darren said.
Darren began calling a friend and saying, “I’m really mad right now.” They’d talk, and Darren’s anger would diffuse. “One week, I bet I called him five times a day,” he recalled.
We’ll get angry. We need to find ways to express it – quickly and well.
Anger is powerful. It will not be denied. If we stuff it, it’ll leak out – and it won’t be pretty. Handled well, anger can aid our healing.
How we handle our anger can make a huge difference in the holidays.
Anger expressed quickly and well is part of good grief – grief that heals.
GOOD GRIEF PRINCIPLE: As part of our healing, we can learn to express anger quickly and well.
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