Life is a series of conflicts. How one chooses to handle them depends on living in a state of war or enjoying inner peace.

‘Controlled explosions’ are often the best way to deal with unavoidable and necessary conflict. Sometimes it’s impossible to defuse the relational bomb and to suppress it, is to intensify it … but a ‘controlled detonation’ releases the angst and ensures no one dies!

Creating ‘safe spaces’ for emotional bombs to explode in a controlled and non damaging way, ensures there is no build up of suppressed anger and creates a healthy basis of real communication and leads to greater authenticity and better attachment in our relationships. Emotional courage and wisdom are needed to create such safe spaces because bombs, well are bombs! Play the safe space card and create a safe space for the controlled explosion.

“Be angry, yet do not sin. Do not let the sun set upon your anger.”

Eph 4:26