Emotional moments

Sometimes you just need something happy to look at it and Ladybirds always bring a smile. Don't you agree?

We all have bad days. Days when we are annoyed, grumpy, short on patience and frustrated, days when we snap at those we care about. I have them, you likely have them too. As much as we would like not to be this way, it does happen.

Yesterday, I was with a friend and he was saying how his older son (a four year old) told him he hated him because he ruined his day by making him come in from the park and get ready for bed. My friend added that his son cuts straight to the bone when he is angry and in the moment he means it completely and you can feel it in his words. He added, he does the same and has often regretted his words later.

The problem is, later is not there in the emotional now. Emotions boil over and often without a thought to consequence, words spill out too fast to retrieve. The fogged mind too slow to grab them at the lips. Emotions are important for us as humans, controlling them is important for us as a community and society.

Most excuse their lack of control saying it is human to feel and they are correct, it is. But, it is also human to shape the environment in which they live and that includes the social environment. Our emotions are ours, we get to choose who sees them and when they are hidden. Emotional responsibility is up to the individual.

If only I remembered this in those emotional moments.

Taraz
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