First Term Blog Entry

     For this topic, I have chosen to read Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way, by Gary Chapman. I have chosen to read about anger because I struggle with anger issues. I have always had a very quick temper. I have never let it get the best of me and have always been able to maintain my composure. However, I have a tendency to become extremely angry over things big and small. While I may seemed composed on the outside, I am raging on the inside and it takes me quite a while to calm down. I am hoping that by reading this book, I will learn to not allow things to anger me so easily or how to calm myself in a more effective manner.  I considered reading Everybody Wins: The Chapman Guide to Solving Conflicts without Arguing, by Gary Chapman. I deal with quite a bit of ignorant and irrational people and I thought this book would enable me to communicate on a better level with such individuals. Though it seems like an interesting book, I chose to work on myself before worrying with others.