Thursday, July 09, 2015

ANGER:


Feeling angry – and, sometimes, the act of blaming
– is a natural and necessary part of accepting loss and
change – of grieving.

As we come to terms with loss and change, we may
blame ourselves, our Higher Power, or others. The
person may be connected to the loss, or he or she may be
an innocent bystander. We've learned that blame doesn't
help. In recovery, the watchwords are self-responsibility
and personal accountability, not blame. Ultimately, surrender
and self-responsibility are the only concepts that can
move us forward, but to get there we may need to allow
ourselves to feel angry and to occasionally indulge in some
blaming.

It is helpful, in dealing with others, to remember that they,
too, may need to go through their angry stage to achieve
acceptance. To not allow others, or ourselves, to go through
anger and blame may slow down the grief process.

We won't stay angry forever. But we may need to get mad
for a while as we search over what could have been, to finally
accept what is.

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