Have you ever noticed that when you’re angry it’s difficult to feel anything else? I’m guessing that you’re not feeling very happy when you’re angry. What about acceptance? Have you ever noticed where your acceptance level is when you’re angry?
When we’re angry, we tend to have more of a combative attitude. We’re more likely to fight life as opposed to accept it as it is. I discussed the importance of acceptance in detail in the post titled The Answer where I mentioned that acceptance is the answer to our problems. Acceptance brings us peace, serenity and happiness and anger makes us less accepting so from this we can deduce that anger decreases our ability to be happy and peaceful. Simple, right?
Let’s get even simpler. When we feel angry, we do not feel happy at the same time. Again, anger prevents us from being happy at the moment that we are angry. So, if we want to be happy at any given moment, it might be a good idea not to be angry 
This is the simplest and shortest post I’ve written to date, but what else can I say, the point is simple. I will continue to discuss anger and its relationship to happiness in other posts that I hope will help to eliminate your anger. May you be happy and at peace.
Eyma
on Apr 21st, 2011
@ 4:34 AM:
This is bizarre to me, as I am happiest when I am angry. I find fighting life more fulfilling than sitting back and accepting things. I am miserable when accepting things. Getting really nice and angry? I feel elated!
Alan A
on Jun 20th, 2011
@ 11:22 PM:
“I am happiest when I am angry”
Somehow I don’t think that is true…That’s not to say that you don’t think it’s true but that’s like saying I am hungry when I am full. Kinda sounds like a Yogi Berra-ism…Ya know…”the place is so crowded that nobody goes there anymore”.
If you are “miserable when accepting things” then I would venture to say that you are not accepting…by definition.
“Getting really nice and angry”
Do you see the contradiction there?
And I wonder if you are confusing “elated” with a power & adrenaline rush. There is a difference…
What really has me wondering though is why you visited a site called Happiness Help….hmmm…
Now that I think of it though, from the sounds of it, you must have visited because you were not angry