Some emotions have gotten a bad reputation, and I am here to set the record straight: There is nothing wrong with being angry.
What is making you mad right now?
The person who is not responding to your text?
Someone being late?
A promotion that went to someone who deserved it less?
A joke that hurt your feelings?
Someone not washing their dishes?
Not being included on an important call?
The injustice and hate in the world?
If your anger could speak, what would it say?
Anger is a messenger and an important one. Anger points us to a trigger, wound, or insecurity. It is meant to point to the source of pain or threat, giving us the needed information to protect ourselves.
As humans, we often get angry when:
We feel threatened (emotionally, physically, spiritually, financially, etc.)
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