For me, the first question is always is there a need to. Part of this is definitely personality. I don't get upset if I get cut off in traffic or if I'm driving too fast so I can stay with the flow. If it is excessive they can pass.
I don't get sucked in by the moment and wonder later what all that foolishness was about. Don't get me wrong, I have an opinion but it is mine and I won't get mad if it isn't accepted.
But some times there is reason to need to blow off steam. Just for me it is seldom. And not because I think the other guy is right but because there may be circumstances beyond anyones control.
The biggest reason I don't like to blow off steam is that if you push me hard enough I will fight back and do it with every tool available to me. Especially if you are persistent and unreasonable.
I don't have any specific way of blowing off steam since I seldom need to.
I know that in terms of diet, the first meal breaks the fast, since we haven't eat in a while. However, what happens in the morning's activity, while the body has been dormant? What's happening physically that needs to change, to bring us out of a state of drowsiness? I'm speaking of course, of the state of having a good night's sleep, and transitioning to an active day, since I've begun to take a 10 minute walk on the treadmill.
Joining Tai Chi was for meditative reasons, but it is also a martial art, I understand, and is helping me express myself too, since there is a movement outwards, which I as an introvert don't normally manage to express myself successfully, and feel frustrated. I'm also fulfilling a dream, since taking this is something I've wished to do for so long, and have been unable to convince myself, because of time constraints, etc.
I've never taken boxing, but when I took a contact martial art as a young man, I was in the best physical condition of my life, and had a great deal of energy, as well as at a physical weight unmatched in my adult life, losing 30 pounds in 30 days. Boxing is something I admire at the gym and I might consider since my instructor also teaches karate there, and there might be a transition I could make. It might be hard on my body now though.
Is taking boxing something that's interested you in the past, or that friends have tried?
I noticed as I went for a walk, that anger has arisen. It's probably healthy, since many situations don't allow me to do that.
As I ran an errand, I noted a driver in a sports car, and went on a website that complains about bad driving. I felt better!
Right now, I finished cooking am omelette, but am afraid since I added too much salt, and mom has a heart issue so she might not be able to enjoy it.
Maybe I'll go for some fresh air, and then feel better. On the way out, I'll get my tai chi slippers ready for tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to the cold class though, and wonder where my matching top for my sweatpants are. AC can put me to sleep, and I think there's a refrigerant that isn't healthy to breathe in.
