Articulate Your Anger

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it as someone else; you are the one who gets burned" - Buddha 

Anger is the kind of thing that sits inside of us. It sits there and waits and feeds off of your energy and your emotions. You get so pissed off at things and it just becomes counter-productive and loses your focus on what the real issue is. Whether you're the kind of person that gets angry easily or the kind of person that allows the anger to build up and fester inside of you.

You can use that anger, it's a tool. You can focus all of that anger into working for you, instead of you working for it. When you articulate the anger and turn the negative energy into positive energy you have a means of eliminating it altogether. Your anger can be put into a container, whether that's drawing, painting, singing or dancing. Your energy can be infused into something. Creation can come from the most beautiful destruction and when we break we can also make.

Personally, I love to write and paint (not at the same time tho.) I love to meditate too but I find my mind wanders too much a little when I'm angry or upset and stillness of the mind is something I'm still trying to master. Anyhoo, I like to feel accomplished when I feel anger over something, so when I write, I pour my soul into my words and when I paint, I like to have something beautiful to look at. I like to feel like wow, I did that and I find that all of that pent-up energy that I had been accumulating has been dispersed into something that I have crafted.

I find that there's a close link between food and spirituality and I love to cook when I'm pissed off. When cooking I always try to think positive thoughts so that the energy of positivity is transferred into the food. Usually, I'm cooking for others, as well as myself, so I'd like to share as much love as I can into other people too. It's nice to feel a sense of happiness and a huge weight being lifted off of you when you create something that is enjoyed by other people.

Don’t manage your anger, eliminate it by articulating it. This world is filled with people who allow anger to fester inside themselves, causing them more harm than good. Anger doesn’t deserve to be managed, it should be eliminated from the body. Find a container or activity that helps you pour your heart, soul and frustration into and transform it into something positive.