Sunday, December 11, 2011
Years ago my babysitter was attacked in her grocery store parking lot. A man held a knife to her throat and demanded that she get into the car. She fought back against her assailant and escaped with cuts to her throat and hand. She needed some stitches but suffered no permanent inju...
Thank you, Phyllis, for helping us to understand what is really going on when we get angry about the little things in our lives -- those things that are safe to get angry about when getting angry about the disaster that has hit us is too overwhelming. I really like the idea of "Mashed Banana Syndrome" and plan on asking myself the next time I get upset if the problem is worth getting upset about or is it just a mashed banana.
Gayla, "safe" is a good word to describe it. Sometimes we focus on something safe and manageable instead of the real issue. I'm not trying to diminish the legitimate targets of our anger. My friend was justified in being angry about a problem with her prescription; it just seemed to me that the degree of her anger was out of proportion to the issue. Of course, it's easier to see in someone else. It can take me hours, days, or weeks to realize the same tendency in myself!