From Anger to Calm: A Mindfulness Moment in Berlin

Anger has always been my weak spot.
Even though I understand how mindfulness works, sometimes I’m still controlled by it.

Recently, I traveled to Berlin.
When you’re traveling, you always want to explore more, walk more, see more, so sometimes you skip meals.
By the end of the day, exhaustion and hunger hit hard.
I’m especially impatient when I’m hungry, and my wife could feel it. There was a light tension in the air.

But somehow, knowing I was like this, made me even more irritated.
This time, I remembered to go back to my breathing.
Inhale, exhale.
Deep and slow.
Feel the body, relax it.
Feel the mind, see the thoughts.

I started to observe my mind.
I saw that I was angry because of my anger.
I was frustrated that I was impatient with my wife, just because I was hungry.
I didn’t try to suppress this feeling.
I just let it be.
I just saw it.

When I noticed it, the anger was no longer there.
I was free from it.