The Poison of Anger and Contempt
Anger is one of our strongest emotions. By itself, it is neither good nor bad; it just is. In his classic book, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God, Dallas Willard defines anger as a warning system that propels us into action. He explains if that were all there was to it, “all would be well.” Unfortunately, people often chose to be angry and use it to injure others or get even for perceived wrongs. Dr. Willard writes, “We can and usually do choose to b
Job Losses: A Kick in the Ol’ Self-Esteem
A common belief is that grief occurs only in response to death or divorce. This belief has been perpetuated in part by years of research that only studied grief in the context of bereavement. This does not mean that people do not grieve other losses, only that until recently researchers did not consider other types of losses in their studies. One type of loss that is beginning to get researchers’ attention is grief associated with job losses, particularly as it relates to fee
