The Energy of Anger

“When you're feeling angry,

just feel angry.

Don't try to 'not feel angry';

you'll only split yourself in two,

and end up raging, or repressing,

in your quest for relief.

Don't *think* about feeling angry, then.

Just feel angry.

Be present with the raw, fiery, burning sensations

in the belly, chest, throat, head.

Invite loving attention deep into the volcanic heart of anger.

Let the sensations tingle, pulsate, vibrate, flutter.

Breathe into them, soften around them.

Dignify their existence.

Drop the word 'anger' now; simply connect with what's alive.

Be the room for the fiery sensations, their loving embrace.

Know that these sensations aren't a mistake;

you're not doing anything wrong.

Anger is not 'bad' or 'negative' or 'unspiritual',

or a sign of your weakness.

You are alive.

And you have a right to ALL your feelings.

You need not act on them, and please don't push them down.

But simply stand with anger; be its loving parent, not its victim.

Breathe into it, let it move. It will not stay long.

It comes to cleanse, not to destroy.

It comes to set boundaries.

To speak truth.

To purge the false.

To forge a path.

It comes to remind you

of your tremendous

power.”

Words~Jeff Foster

Photo~Donatella

Kali~Marnie

Artistry~Elfie