One of the indicators of the state of public feeling in the world that keeps drawing my personal attention is the degree of and the magnitude of people's rage levels nowadays. If anyone finds themselves in an unconcerned stance about the matter, perhaps some might want to take another look.

When we get right down to it, it isn't that hard a stretch to imagine why people are angry about the ways things have been unfolding over the past number of years. Between wars and terrorism, economic upheavals in virtually every national economy, and of course the local implications this all carries for every average families pocketbooks influencing day to day well being, education, health and safety and some sense of a normalcy to daily life, of course people are angry! The context and the expressions of this growing worldwide anger is what continues to concern me.

Not all that unexpected are the very public expressions of feeling from the younger one's in our societies. This isn't and certainly won't be the last period in humankind's history when the great indicator compass of worldwide public sentiment is largely headlined by younger minds with their passion for life and their inviolate love for their own sense of liberty! Draw your minds back to the 1960's and 1970's for a little while to recall the powerful force that is the young spirit of the world! They literally carry the capacity shift the tides of our future landscape!

The particulars to this our current age of ours however that has me constantly raising an eyebrow is that the plethora of the undercurrents of anger and rage in the world that isn't only segmented to the younger sets of the world. It is a great river flowing in all age groups and don't think for a moment that this hasn't drawn the notice of the political establishments seeking some sense of a voters assurance for their own collective virile futures. The problem goes far beyond an establishment foundation however and as intelligent and as connected as I believe people across the world to truly be, I believe that they all know this on some intimate level and perhaps this is the greatest factor of all.

As the situations surrounding the fractured national economies continue to roil people's common sense and as more and more individuals gather together on social networking websites where self-expression is the rule of the decade, people certainly find themselves more connected and more affected by the states of anger of others right along with their own states of un-sureness about the coming future. It all seems as a stirring boiling pot of fear that continues to be stirred by more and more individuals who naturally find themselves being drawn into the feeding frenzy that is the state of flash anger and rage throughout the world.

So, what do we do about it?

Passive statements and appeals for everyone to calm down pale to insignificance in the face of much of what people and families are facing in our current age and understandably so. When fathers and mothers struggle to feed their children, and to pay their intentionally bloated mortgages while trying to grasp the global aspects to all of what is going on, they also find themselves witnessing a global society that is more than on the verge of loudly stating that "enough is enough!"

The entire framework of this picture can become frightening to say the least!

The news outlets of the world make sure that we all have a front seat to the violence and to the flashpoints of all of the expressions of anger in the world. They are only doing their jobs after all and that includes showing us all what is going on in the world that they consider sellable news!

Is there a limit however to the amounts of, to the magnitudes of, and to the quality that is what we will allow to begin to navigate our own daily lives?

YOU BET THERE IS!!!

Ok, let's seriously think about this all for a moment...

Yes everyone wants to stay informed and with investment accounts and living matters of the world as they are, to remain ignorant to all of what is currently going on in the world is a virtual formula for haphazard survival. We all certainly must have some sense of what is going on around us and in our world.

What I find a questionable stipend in the emotional currents of the spirit however is; how much do and will individuals allow the fears and the rage of the world to draw them in and to manipulate their own sense of themselves on a daily basis?

In the past I recall a seminar I found myself sitting through involving the subject of practical troubleshooting skills and how to raise the quality of your daily life!

This was no heighty-tighty ivory tower presentation on the perfect ways to conduct yourself mind you. This was a session like few others I had ever found myself sitting through. You see, the major focus of the entire talk was centered on everyday decision making and how to better fit your life to the lifestyle and the messages that we all provide to ourselves!

It's amazing when you think about just how we tend to affect our daily states of being by the message we constantly take in and those messages that we interject into ourselves due to what we take in from our lives and from our surrounding world.

A really good start to the day can suddenly take a dark turn with the presentation of one message, one news piece, one minor argument with a loved one, or even a bad cup of coffee when we really need a good one!

How many times have you turned on the news or read a headline and you suddenly found yourself drawn to a darker state of thought, the sorts of which where you really didn't want to find yourself?

We all have, and what appears to be happening in even greater magnitudes about the world right now is that people seem to be drawn in a lot right now! The expressions of anger and discontent speak it clearly. Let's face it; people are pretty pissed off right now about a lot of things that remain unfortunately largely out of their control and this is the pinnacle of where this is all getting to!

"Out of control...."

There is a set of words that nobody ever wants to face or hear or to think in a real context.

Nobody wants to be out of control!

But what to do when the facets of daily life appear to be largely out of any of our control?

There is the key to the formula of daily life that the seminar presenter spoken of earlier was attempting to get to the root of.

How do we increase our feelings of control over our lives while trying to survive in a world seemingly cycling completely out of control?

This is where you begin to regain your calmness!

In your own ways and to your own formula of life for you and your family, it makes prudent sense to stop infusing all of the emotiveness displayed by others and especially where these immediate concerns do not affect your immediate state of life.

Where and when you witness others in the world flashing their points of rage as they do, start to inwardly remind yourself whether or not you really feel the same way or are you becoming drawn in by what you are seeing and hearing.

How do you base your decisions? Are you finding yourself easily influenced and easily turned by the messages you are taking in or do you take the time to stop and think through your decisions based more upon the realities of your life and the real factors influencing you today, instead of what others might rather you believe are influencing you today?

Personal troubleshooting isn't a fancy term meant to confuse you though some establishment figures would rather you leave the major decision making to they. The reality is that real and applicable personal troubleshooting merely involves the working of your capacity to:

Define Your Problem ----

Think Through Your "REAL" Choice Alternatives as Solutions ----

Then, Implement Your Decisions to Re-Solve Your Problems ----

Finally, Follow them Through To Make Sure ----

The thing that always grabs me is that no matter how complex, how global, or how singular and simple a problem it is that raises its ugly head, the process is the same as is the general thought process. Yes, matters can be complex, economies are always confusing, and please lets forget politics for now!

The living problems that we all deal with on a daily basis to all of us are what really do affect us, they affect our states of personal contentment about how we view and live our lives. These small and/or larger problems all have solutions and the path to beginning to take a true sense of control about our lives is only a simple thought process away!

One suggestion that I would provide to you that may or may not help at various times is nonetheless a good suggestion!

Stop letting the messages and the angers and the rages of others you see, hear, or that you witness begin and continue to define how you feel about yourself!

Don't forget:

YOU DEFINE YOU!

YOU SET THE TONE OF YOUR REACTIONS IN YOUR LIFE!

YOU CHOOSE YOUR PATH OF ACTION AND REACTION!

And....

You are responsible for everything you put out there in front of you, so,...before you decide to join in on a state of rage, please do think out what you are really feeling, what you are choosing to do, and what will be the results of your choices and your decisions.

Guess what?

THIS IS WHAT PERSONAL TROUBLESHOOTING IS ALL ABOUT!

If there were more of it nowadays, we might find ourselves in a different quality situation.

Think about it...

As Always,

WD Allan

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