The Anatomy of Anger

Last year, we spent a few bible study sessions talking about anger and what it does to the mind. Our key scripture was Ephesians 4:26-27 ...... so let's first start off with the different types of anger.







*Sudden Anger - needs to be controlled (repress it, don't express it, confess it)
*Sinful Anger - needs to be condemned (Anger is not a wickedness, but it itself is wicked)
* Stubborn Anger - A person who let the sun go down on their wrath (don't go to bed angry about the same thing/ don't hold grudges)

So we did a little dissecting and these are the 6 steps of anger.... Ephesians 4:31

1. Bitterness - feeling of resentment when we think we have been wronged. You are upset about it, but you brush it off

2. Wrath - (greek meaning: to burn) - burning on the inside, not yet showing your emotions, but holding it in

3. Anger - expression from the outside. You can no longer hold in just how mad or anger you are about whatever....

4. Clamour - speaking loud...yelling and not realizing it..Ex: you're talking to someone and they say you don't have to yell. You respond I'm not yelling this is just how I talk. Lol, no you're yelling lol!

5. Evil Speaking - You start saying regretful things (out of anger)

6. Malice - you have a "desire" not a "want" but a "desire" to hurt or harm someone.

Moral of the anger story: When you reach bitterness, don't let it escalate. Get to the root of the problem before it turns into something unnecessary. It all falls back to, "do not let the sun go down on your wrath" .....

Stop Bullying

• You're ugly!
• You're fat!
• You're stupid.
• You're and idiot.
• You don't belong here!
• Go away!

The saying goes, "Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt." Maybe that applies for some people because words can cut you like a razor! As a child, I was bullied. Alot! I didn't hate myself, just my situation. There where times when I didn't want to go to school and even times I wish I would just die. Bullying is something serious in today's society.

Children will be children, but there is also a limit. Why do children feel the need to bully? What is the purpose? To make themselves feel better? Children need to be aware that bullying isn't just picking on somebody. It's causing starvastion, cut wrists, gun shots to the head...... It's causing DEATHS! So what she is skinner than she is. So what her hair is longer. Everyone is different.



 


I saw this post on instagram. So many children who are bullies have no idea what the person they are bullying are already going through at home. Thats why they say "Never judge a book by it's cover." Learn to read the story first. You'd be surprized at what people are going throgh. A child should not have to go to school to "fit in!"

Parents, teach your children that bullyng is wrong. No child is better than the next. In my situation, bullying only made me a stronger person. For another child, it could mean death. Be careful how you treat and talk to people. You never really know the impact a bully has on someone until it's too late!

Poetry - The Ultimate Movie Poem

Ok blog readers! I do not think this has been done before. So hopefully I'm the first to make a poem using movie titles about life. It may be a bit corny, but hey I don't see you coming up with anything. LOL! Enjoy!

 

 

I sit here ALONE IN THE DARK
Thinking about nothing but this thing we call LIFE
All the MAJOR PAYNE that is in it
All the heartache and stife
All the WILD THINGS that occurs
Sometimes makes one want to SCREAM
It's like A NIGHTMARE ON ELE STREET
And you can not AWAKE from this dream
It's like a game of HIDE AND SEEK
But you are never to be found
There is not a soul there
To come and grab the REBOUND
Life is like the MATRIX
Everything is FAST AND FURIOUS
When you try really hard to settle down
Things become DELIRIOUS
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS is what you seek
Looking for it over and over again
But be careful exactly where you look
Because you could find nothing more than ORIGINAL SIN
Life is about living
Seeing things from up above
Having that wonderful feeling
That feels A LOT LIKE LOVE
Everyone wants to settle down
Have KIDS and get married
Then you become UNFAITHFUL
And wonder WHY DID I GET MARRIED
So he wants to cheat, you think
Well TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME
I'll take him for all he's got
And he can have back his name
So you go through the RUNDOWN
Cuz it's time for LE DIVORCE
It's time for the BREAK-UP
See you in court
You take him for everything he's got
THE LAKE HOUSE, the KIDS, and the ride
You leave him with nothing
Not even his PRIDE
They say MONEY TALKS
And now you have it all
He is now like SHATTERED GLASS
Waiting for THE FALL
Then you are back where you started
ALONE IN THE DARK
You are a GIRL, INTERUPTED
And he is A MAN APART
But why do you feel this way
And what have you learned
Life isn't how you thought
And somewhere was a WRONG TURN
Now that your life has FALLEN apart,
God is who you seek
He should never be your FINAL DESTINATION
Which is why you've been so weak
Keep God in your life
And no more RUNNING SCARED
With Him by your side
You'll always be prepared (say that like Scar from the Lion King)
In the end, your life is like a NEVER ENDING STORY
That builds up bit by bit
And that my friend is what we call LIFE
OR SOMETHING LIKE IT!

Action News Angels

Action News Angel

Meet the Angels. Not Charlie's but the Action News Angels. We're tough, we're hard core and we're ready to lay the smackdown on anybody who comes our way. Well, not really. At least not yest any way.







We all work together and came up with the idea of taking a self defense class. Yes, we come up with a lot of crazy ideas while at work. However, this one isn't so bad because we are women and we should know how to protect ourselves. So BAM! There we are. Ready to learn.

I'm in action. Please don't talk about me too bad. This was my first day and that's as high as my leg will allow me to go. Lol! This isn't as easy as it looks either. Punching and kicking a bag is hard work.






So we started out with warming up. Got a little cardio in. (running). Then we got on the mat and begin to do a combo of things like punching, kicking, push ups, etc. I'll be the first to admit that I have NO upper body strength. When he said push ups, I was like, "no". I told the trainer and he said, "you gotta start somewhere". I wanted to start by punching him in the face, but that's another story all together. My arms are already hurting from punching this freakin' bag and now you want me to do push ups? Sir, I'mma need you to calm all that down.

Anyway, after all that foolishness, we did a few cool down excerises with the abs and then he made us sit sideways, put your right arm over your left shoulder and push up with your left arm and then switch. Sir, didn't I just tell you......You know what, never mind.




So we made it through our first work out. We felt pretty great afterwards. Nice and energized. Until we woke up sore the next morning. Oh Lawd! I could'nt raise my arms. See them push ups! I'mma leave it alone.

                                                      Until next week my friends........

My Hunger Game

That moment when you are eating something that is really good and you get to those last few bites and that is normally the best part? I had a moment simialr to this. We all are familar with devil squares, right? They are little snack cakes. They come 2 in a pack and 5 in a box.











Those up top are devil sqaures. Anyway, I had 2 boxes of these wonderful snack cakes. TWO BOXES! They lasted over the period of 2 weeks or so. Nobody else were eating them, but me! So I'm at my last devil sqaure. I'm excited about this. Got my mind set and ready for the kill of this delicious cake. I go into the cabinet. It's not there. I'm guessing maybe I ate it and didn't realize it. Not too messed up about it, I go into the fridge and what do I find?


This note in the fride under one piece of devil sqaure left. FYI, Trey is my brother......who currently lives in Cali. I'm in Tennessee. Really mom? Lol! My thing is, I had 2 boxes. TWO BOXES! Why wait til the very last one and get it. Yes, I'm greatful she didn't eat both, but you know how it is when you have your mind set on something and next thing you know, plan destroyed, access denied!



I don't mind sharing at all. Just don't wait til the last one to grab and go. That's all I ask......

Spicy or Not

Hey there. That's me over there. Looking all ecited about life and everything. I'm a bit of a dare devil at times and I like to try dangerous/exciting things at time. Yes, I'm a walking oxymoron. So in my hand contains something serious, if you will. I forgot what it was called but a co-worker had it on her desk and I like spicy food. It looked interesting. So I decide to give it a go.......

In taste mode. This is serious and critical. Everyone please be silent as I begin to eperience something interesting.

By the look on my face, you can pretty much guess this out come of the situation. Hot, but not too hot.









 

Ok so maybe it did have an after type of hotness going on and maybe I did run to the water fountain, but seriously, does all that really matter? Afterwards, I decided to put it on a donut. What? We had donuts that day, I had the spicyness going, why not? After I did that, a few others decided to do it as well. See, I started something. The spicy donut. Spiciest at its finest. I'm going to be rich......

 

Ketchup Taste Test

Attention! Attention! Ah hem..... Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages. I proudly present to you a taste test that probably has not been done in the work place. If it has, I know nothing about it! A taste test that will blow your mind. A taste test far beyond any other taste test you've tasted to test. Lol, ok I'm getting a bit carried away. Moving on!

Once upon a time, but not to long ago (last week) my co workers and I were talking about ketchup. (don't ask how this came about). One of them said she loves ketchup on everything and could tell the difference between certain ketchups. So my mind decided to conjuer up an idea so smart my head would explode if I even begin to know what I was talking about. A "ketchup taste test".......




The Ketchup
 




The Taster



So as you can see there are 6 cups of ketchup wasted to be tested. 3 of them are the same brand. That information was given to the tester. Doesn't she look excited? Go girl!



Concentrating hard here.

                                                              

Her first aproach was to see if she could tell the difference just by looking at them. This went on for a nice little while here. Obviously, to her surprise, that was a negative so then it was time for plan B.




Plan B

                                                                               
 Taste Testing! What this was really all about in the first place, but yeay! So she tried the many types of ketchup. Going back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. This was quite intersting to watch by the way. However, there was one rule. You got to have rules, right? She her mind about the brands as many times as she'd like, but once she wrote down her finally answer, it was locked in.....
                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                        

Ok, this one is definitely Heinz. Wait, maybe its.....no because its lighter than the others so it has to be Heinz. Ok, no its Hunts. Yes this one is Hunts.

Wait let me take a sip and clear my tastebuds here. (forgot the word she actually used)  I'm going to get this right. Determination! I got this!

After all this talking and convincing herself which is which, she writes down her final answers! Ladies and gentlemen, this is it. The moment you've been waiting for. Out of 6, she gets a total of.......wait for it......wait for it..... Are you waiting?

ONE! She only got 1 right. The types that were presented was

• McDonalds - Fancy
• Krystal - Heinz
• Burger King - Heinz
• Hunts (I think it was old, it looked like bar b que sauce. I need to check and see if she's still living)
• Sonic - Heinz
• Tomato Ketchup from somewhere

She only got one of the Heinz correct. However, due to the disappointment, there will be another contest approaching in the near future so stay tuned. Never know what my mind may conjuer up next........