The Flip Side

Is it better to get angry about something, thereby causing conflict, or do everything you can to avoid conflict?

I have been known to cause too much conflict, something I have actively been working on. I don't think that I have it in me to always turn the other cheek, to walk away, to pretend that my needs, my wants are not as important as someone else's needs or wants. I should not be afraid to insist on this every once in a while. 

There are also certain causes that I believe in very strongly where I will always voice my opinion in necessary (key word) circumstances.

I think my dilemma, no I KNOW my dilemma lies in how I handle myself when these situations arise. I know this, yet in the heat of the moment that is the hardest thing to remember.

Yelling. Calling names. Shouting accusations.

These are things I need to work on.

On the flip side, in my somewhat defense, ignoring things, not standing up for things, not having someone's back for the simple reason of avoiding conflict, doesn't fly either.

Not in my book.

Some things I am learning to let go.

But I am not capable, nor do I want to be capable, of running from every conflict or controversy that comes at me directly in daily life.

In light of what I am trying to accomplish in my life, I have to find ways to better address these things, by not losing my temper or my tongue.