Tiger's Spirit, Human Heart
An Excerpt From Chapter One
The Second Lesson: To Control Your Emotions... The old teacher's second lesson is one of discipline. For us, this means the ability to keep a sense of purpose when we find ourselves "face to face" with tough situations. To deal with a crisis, cope with change, or win a conflict, we need to stay focused on the here, the now, and the task (the solution) at hand no matter what. Usually and here's the hard part, this is going to mean controlling three specific, balance breaking emotions: anger, fear and anxiety.
Now, don't misunderstand, anger, fear, and anxiety, are each valuable parts of being human. They are your "fight or flight" emotions - the ones that flare when you are exposed to danger - you cannot function normally without them, and you don't want to lose them. As we will explore later in this book, they are related to each other in complex ways. However, as the young warrior in the story will learn - they are an unwanted hindrance when the only thing that will really save you is being able to act from a position of personal balance; not kill everyone in sight, turn and run for the hills, or hide in a cave.
Why? Because, each of these emotions separates you from the present, putting you in a place that is anything but balanced. Briefly, this is how they work:
Anger traps us in the past.....
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