Anger on the Rise

Anger is one of the hardest emotions to deal with. However, if one does not deal with Anger, it will take you for a very destructive and ugly ride. I have always had a difficult time dealing with it appropriately. Right now I have a big lump of Anger in me for all the obvious reasons, both the virus and how it is being handled by politicians taking center state in my Anger play.

Primarily my Anger is around things I have no control over. My official contribution to this insane moment is to stay home. Being a person of action, doing nothing is hard.

It is time to try to understand Anger. First, Anger operates on an Arc. Going up the Arc Anger is controllable but once is passes over the peak, it is like flood running down the side, and it is very hard to control. This is when people say means and hurtful things to others and sometimes get violent. When the rage passes, one usually feels better but the victim is now Angry and it starts all over again.

How can one express Anger in a constructive way. Anger resides in the EGO. The Ego is not a reliable spot for such an explosive emotion. Instead I am trying to move it to my Spiritual side which runs parallel to the EGO. I access this side of me through MEDITATION. Turning my Anger over to my Spiritual side breaks the Anger up into workable pieces. For example, My spiritual side points out that staying home helps unburden the medical system. That is an action! As for the physical side of Anger, I can throw balls, hit pillows and yell. The main point is when I recognize my Anger and move it to my Spiritual side I have more control over it.

Finally, remembering that past wrongs are over and future fears have not happened yet, and the true reality is in the moment make life a bit easier.