Apr. 2013 Summer 2014 | Page 12

Laughter Be A nger in an individual can have many sources, but most of the time can be attributed to some sort of stressor, Whether it is work, family-related, or personal, anger is only a symptom of our already overloaded system’s inability to cope with the real root cause of our discontent. This isn’t a personality flaw/ behavior/characteristic that needs to be rooted out. It is just an underlying symptom of a greater issue which is our decision take ownership of a situation that is greater than ourselves and to choose not give our burden to the Lord for Him to help us through. The problem boils down to too much of my strength, and not enough of His grace. In my own personal life, I just learned this the hard way. Yes, stress is part of my daily life as I have many different responsibilities: to my family, my husband, for my children’s education, to my church, to the magazine, and to God. Sometimes, it becomes challenging learning to balance everything that is going on, all of the deadlines, and all of