Tag: anger management
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Ghosts
Everyone struggles with ghosts, usually the residue of our childhood or other significant emotional traumas. These are resolvable — if we will do the work. In my case, the ghost has been the disappointments wherein I have attempted to promote myself, either through my workshops or my books. I sincerely believe that the skills and…
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The Search 2 – Introduction 2
For simplicity, I have decided to entitle any future posts related to this book The Search To Be Fully Alive as The Search # – Chapter n #. These may change over time but for now provide consistency. Ideally, there will be about two posts per week. I ended the previous post by indicating I will discuss what…
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The Search To Be Fully Alive
On my last post, I noted my intention to write a third book (beside my first two, see previous) entitled The Search To Be Fully Alive: The What and The How. This choice came about for two main reasons: I was seeking to engage further both with my blog and with my life. In particular, I…
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Current Status 20250719
My apology to those who are interested in my blog. I have been very remiss in keeping it up to date; I intend to resolve this. In September 2025, I am going to a 5-day workshop entitled Elder’s Rites of Passage, a process further to the Men’s Rites of Passage which I attended in 2017.…
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Transforming Anger into Emotional Resilience
There have been a number of posts show up in my email this past week that remind me of the need for this blog. In a recent post, Jack Kornfield, a noted American Buddhist, writes “When self-righteous anger arises, we can let it go. Retaining our own fierce clarity, we too can seek justice, yet do…
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Transforming Anger: Emotions as Energy for Change
As noted previously, I had my own anger management program for 25 years, likely dealing with about 4000 people with various issues of anger. I had long concluded that anger is the canary in the coalmine of our culture – it is the measure of how dysfunctional our civilization has become. Thus, I focus on…
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Re-branding
So, what is this rebranding of my blog all about? First, the switch-over has been much more complicated and I am uncertain how long the transition will take, but it will certainly delay my engagement. For now, here is the first post that I planned: Human beings are social creatures; that has been our success…
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Ongoing Backlash
Not much to report this week. I am still travelling, and hence not as invested in writing my blog. Most of what I read in the various sources I tap is that the world is continuing to react to Trump’s decision to exit the Paris Accord. For me this is a good thing, because it…
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Anger #31 Loose Ends And Final Comments
Comment: The final email. Hopefully you have gained from this program. I wish you well! MacQuarrie Email Program — Loose Ends and Final Comments Congratulations. You have completed the thirty emails of this program. I know that this has required a lot of work on your part. I also hope that it has been an effective…
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Anger #30 Dealing With Other Angry People
Comment: Angry people tend to attract angry responses, likely from other angry people. If you are to live otherwise, you will need to know how to respond to other’s who are angry. MacQuarrie Email Program #30 — Dealing With Other Angry People In Email #01, I indicated your anger will tell you there is a…
Awakening From Your Anger 