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Your deep anger comes from witnessing the violation of something that is sacred to you. Your job is to find out what that sacred thing is & work towards protecting & nurturing it. Focus on the sacred & not on the thing that is violating it. Transmute your anger into productive focus & let the energy in the anger fuel your efforts. You are more than your body & your mind. Fill your heart with love & let your excitement choose your next action & every action. This is trusting your soul to find the most expansive path for you. Your mind's job is simply to observe, perceive & decide what you prefer. Your mind is best used as reflective tool rather than a directive one. Embrace the unknown & let go all fear. β€οΈπŸ’šπŸ§‘
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One of my favorite Lincoln quotes is a comment he wrote to a friend. I can't remember the context or the full sentence it was the way he framed anger that was important. He said something along the lines of "I have let myself indulge in anger for long enough." Anger is very often an unproductive and indeed a destructive indulgence.
"Anger is just anger. It isn't good. It isn't bad. It just is. It's what you do with it that matters. It's like anything else. You can use it to build or destroy. You just have to make the choice. Constructive anger, also known as passion. Passion has overthrown tyrants and freed slaves. Passion has brought justice where there is savagery. Passion has created freedom when there is nothing but fear. Passion has helped souls rise from the ashes of their lives and build something Better, stronger, and more beautiful. Anger can help build if it's properly controlled." -Partially paraphrased quote from the Dresden Files. But this is something that I wholeheartedly believe.