"Anger is energizing. The opposite of anger is depression, which is anger turned inward." - Gloria Steinem
Many years ago a young Midwestern lawyer suffered from such deep
depression that his friends thought it best to keep all knives and
razors out of his reach. He questioned his life's calling and the
prudence of even attempting to follow it through. During this time he
wrote, "I am now the most miserable man living. Whether I shall ever be
better, I cannot tell. I awfully forebode I shall not." But somehow,
from somewhere, Abraham Lincoln received the encouragement he needed,
and the achievements of his life thoroughly vindicated his bout with
discouragement.
Could it be that you have turned your anger
inward, and hence have become discouraged, depressed and downcast as a
result of unmet targets, expectations or desires because of a mistake
you think you made? Maybe you let a job opportunity or contract
