Dissolve Anger Now

Most of us are angry. And there are several reasons:

• The government that's just so corrupt
• A boss who is baklol, no moron doesn't qualify for him. Baklol is a Bihari word that expresses stupidity beyond match. 
• A spouse who refuses to empathise with your point of view and the relatives that belong the spouse's side are equally insensitive
• Children who are perennially glued to the TV
• Prices that are hitting the roof including the electricity bill
• Increments that are measly
• Promotions that are nowhere in horizon

All of these are valid reasons. You have a right to stew in anger. After all, life is not so easy. Let's be honest. It is difficult. You have to smart enough to survive in these difficult times, staying angry all the while.

Now, let's flip the coin for a while. Just look at the things through my lens. If you are not convinced, you can pick your perspective written above. I am not going to hold you. But, as you are reading, please play along. I am sure you are going to thrive.

Life was good when you were a child. Happiness was in abundance. Stress was less, just the way it should be. You smiled often for no reason, burst in giggles at any chance and the giggles grew in a belly laugh, where you laughed till it hurt.  You didn't even watch those sitcoms to extract a grimace.  

Now, think about a time, when you laughed last. How can you laugh in such difficult times? I can hear you almost ask. Yes, you are bang on. The world is not to be viewed with rose tinted lens!

But, may I ask you one thing, did your anger become better by not laughing? You are thinking...I know the answer: It is no.

Try my method. 

Tip no. 1: Laugh today. For no reason, just because you are alive. You are breathing. Dead don't laugh. Go to your spouse/ child, tickle her/him and feel the smile in the corner of your lips, allow it to spread to your lips, then see it blossom in a giggle and eventually in a full throated laugh. Laugh till it hurts.

Now revisit all your concerns. They wouldn't melt. They are as they were. But your perspective has changed. You are not going to care so much about them. 

Tip No. 2: Say Thank you. And when you say it, mean it. Say thank you to the office boy who serves you steaming tea. Say thanks to the universe when your favourite song plays on the radio. Say it when you get a clean parking spot, say it when the traffic is a breeze, say it when your wife cooks sumptuous dinner, say it when your husband gets the mogra gajra for it. Say it.

Tip No 3: Bless everyone. You don't need to be a spiritual pandit to bless. You are as divine as them. Bless people. Do it generously. Bless them happiness, love, money, sleep. Play a game. Bless all drivers on the road who are driving with you. Trust me, your travel will be a breeze. 

Tip No. 4: Stay silent for a while everyday. Shut your eyes. Go within. All solutions lie there.

Tip No. 5: Feel blessed. You are the chosen one. He is with you. Trust Him. :)