Penny Bail Bonds Anger Tips
By Anthony Fiore, Ph.D.
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Anger Tip # 9 –Learn to Like People You May Disagree With

People are complex. Relationships are complex. Many times we can strongly disagree with someone’s beliefs but still like them as a person. The best example of this is the relationship between the late Rev. Jerry Falwell and Larry Flynt. Rev. Falwell was, of course, head of the Moral Majority political movement and Larry Flynn is best known as a pornographer and more recently a First Amendment advocate. Two people couldn’t be further apart in terms of beliefs and opinions regarding morality, free speech, and sexual expression. Yet, in the end, they became personal friends, often calling and visiting each other (as reported by Larry Flynn himself).
Somehow, despite their differences, they found many things to like about each other and ultimately were able to forge some kind of mutual bond.
How can you do the same thing regarding people you conflict with? The answer is to try and separate in your mind the things you may like about a person vs. what beliefs or values they have that may be different from yours. Any person is more than just his or her ideas in a particular area of life.
Why can’t you like a person who sees the world differently than you do? Anger is often generated by telling ourselves that “different” is wrong or “bad” instead of just “different.” This kind of judgmental thinking produces hate, suspicion and unneeded angst in the world. While some people may have opinions or ideas that are so repugnant to you that you can’t stomach being anywhere near them, most of the time we can find redeeming qualities about people who may see the world differently than you do.
Mind you, that doesn’t mean you have to put them at the top of your “favorite persons” list, but we can learn to at least tolerate them despite their views—and maybe even learn to like them outside your areas of disagreement.
If Larry Flynn and Jerry Falwell could find common ground, ?
To reduce your anger, develop more tolerance toward people who think differently than you do, but may have other virtues that you can appreciate.

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