Should I Speak Up Or Not?
Buckley Carthage ⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛ Through much of my life, I struggled with anger issues. I am not entirely certain where they started or why they started. I have some ideas but that is beside the point. I have, for many years, prided myself on speaking up when I am annoyed about something. This has often worked and helped to stop that annoyance from turning into anger, thus helping to avoid conflict. But there is a question there which needs to be addressed – do I speak up or, do I stay quiet? As I have gotten older ( I am 41) I have realised that in many situations, it is best to just acknowledge my feelings, take a little time to feel those feelings then; let it go and move on. In doing so, I have conditioned myself to get annoyed or angry with fewer issues. Most of the issues I used to get annoyed about are not worth my energy. They are just temporary annoyances which, if let go will quickly dissipate. However, when my brother died last December, there was one person wh