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Anger is fuel. We feel it and we want to do something. Hit someone, break something, throw a fit, smash a fist into the wall, tell those bastards. But we are nice people, and what we do with our anger is stuff it, deny it, bury it, block it, hide it, lie about it, medicate it muffle it, ignore it. We do everything but listen to it.
Anger is meant to be listened to. Anger is a voice, a shout, a plea, a demand. Anger is meant to be respected. Why? Because anger is a map. Anger shows us what our boundaries are. Anger shows us where we want to go. It lets us see where we’ve been and lets us know when we haven’t liked it. Anger points the way, not just the finger. In the recovery of a blocked artist, anger is a sign of health.
Anger is meant to be acted upon. It is not meant to be acted out. Anger points the direction. We are meant to use anger as fuel to take the actions we need to move where our anger points us. With a little thought, we can usually translate the message that our anger is sending us.
Sometimes we are angry that we feel anger. Damn anger!! It tells us that we can’t get away with our life any longer. It tells us that the old life is dying. It tells us that we are being reborn, and birthing hurts. He hurts makes us angry.
Anger is the firestorm that signals the death of our old life. Anger is the fuel that propels us into our new one. Anger is a tool not a master. Anger is meant to be tapped into and drawn upon. Used properly anger is useful.
Sloth, apathy and despair are the enemy. Anger is not. Anger is not a gentle friend but a very loyal friend. It will always tell us when we have betrayed and when we have betrayed ourselves. It will always tell us that it is time to act in our best interests.
Anger is not the action itself. It is action’s invitation.
Julia Cameron in The Artist’s Way
This text has made me wonder and I’ve wanted to share it with you all. Maybe because the end of the year is nearly there, I was wondering about what I’ve done during these months and all what I wanted to do. With the new year, always with renewed energy, I will think about my resolutions and new goals.
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December 12th, 2011 at 1:26 am
Anger is a fuel sometimes, I agree with that. Just not for too long, because it can also be a poison.
December 12th, 2011 at 10:41 am
Zhu:
Absolutely! You can’t keep it for too long because it gets ruined and becomes resentment.
Take care,
M.