“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger”
-Proverbs 15:1
Normally, I try to pick Ponderize scriptures that stand out to me from my personal scripture study, but this one was quoted in an article that was shared on one of the Facebook groups I'm in; the article is entitled "Is Not Yelling Even A Thing?" I started reading the article because I've noticed a feeling of dissonance in our home, a lack of peace, and I've felt like I've been yelling a lot more lately than I wanted.
When I came across this scripture, I didn't even finish reading the article. It shook me to my core. How often do I react to my daughters in a state of frustration, anger and yelling? How often do I react angrily towards Mario? It never ends well. When I act on whatever caused my indignation in anger, there's a ripple effect of anger and frustration from whomever I've directed it at/ In contrast, when I am able to respond calmly, anger seems to face away. Which is why I chose the image I chose for my picture quote: the ripples protrude from the center, but as it the water begins to calm, the flower becomes more visible. Should I choose to agitate the water, the flower would disappear.
That symbolism--the beauty of life, and the ease of it hiding from realization in anger--was a very poignant reminder to me, that I need to focus on my ability to calm and collect my thoughts before reacting.
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