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'V Day'

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Ttttringgg Ttttringgg goes the alarm right at 7 am. I snoozed the alarm to ten minutes and went back to sleep. After some time I rolled on the bed and glanced the alarm. It's 7.32 am! I got up hurriedly and said, "Oh my god! I'm late. Jake?! Darling?! Why didn't you wake me up? What about breakfast? And I'll be late for the office too." My husband says, "Darling, you snoozed the alarm three times already and I tried to wake you up 10 minutes ago but you just went into deep slumber. Were you so tired yesterday?" "Yeah I was... but then..." "That's okay Stace. I have already prepared it. Just get up and get ready for office." I exclaim, "But.. I wanted to prepare something special TODAY because..." "It's Thursday today. Nothing more than that and what a cool weather it is! Just have your coffee, you'll be fine." "Okay, no problem Jake." But of course, I am unhappy. How can Ja

Anger Management

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Aristotle quoted “Anybody can become angry, that is easy, but to be angry with right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” Anger is a normal, healthy emotion, but when chronic, explosive anger spirals out of control, it can have serious consequences for your relationships, your health, and your state of mind. Anger is a very powerful emotion that can stem from feelings of frustration, hurt, annoyance, or disappointment. Anger is also a mixture of both emotional and physical changes. Anger is like fire, it can burn you if it is not controlled. It can create disasters so it needs to be channelled productively. For e.g.- Fire when used in a controlled way aids in cooking food but uncontrolled fire may lead to destruction. Anger takes everyone in its arms. Whenever a person is angry, the people near him get angry too. Anger makes everyone a slave and a victim.