I invite you to welcome in anger,
Even if you're not feeling particularly angry right now.
Just welcome it in.
Experiment a little bit,
And see what happens when you invite anger.
If anger does not arise,
That's perfectly fine,
And if it does,
Be present with it.
Really get to know it,
Feel it completely,
And if another experience or memory or emotion comes along,
Whatever happens when you invite anger is sacred,
Because it's what's happening for you,
And you are sacred,
And all that happens for you is sacred.
Anger is sacred,
Too.
It's simply an emotion passing through,
Asking us to feel it completely.
We don't need to act from anger.
We don't need to act angrily.
We don't need to cause harm or create violence with our anger.
That's not necessary,
And anger is asking to be felt.
It is perfectly safe to feel anger all of the way through till it dissipates or brings along the next emotion or gives you some clarity about something related to the anger or something you need clarity on.
Anger is really good at that.
When we have the courage to feel anger all of the way through,
There can be a gift of clarity at the end,
And we can use that clarity to go forth in our lives decisively,
Clearly,
With strong effect,
Powerfully.
Feeling anger all the way through gives us the gift of acting reasonably so that we can do what we need to do cleanly,
Knowing that we've already done our personal job of feeling our emotions in our own time and in our own way,
And then the action can just be an action,
A fully embodied action with presence,
Affecting change in the universe in a powerful,
Delightful,
Good way,
Change that benefits all beings.
And I encourage you to use this time to feel anger all the way through first.
Feel first,
Then act when you're clear.
Anger is precious.
It's an emotion moving through.
It's an emotion asking and wanting to be felt completely.
When we have the courage to do this,
It moves on,
Just like any other emotion.
We have the ability to feel our feelings all the way through.
We can do this with patience,
With deep compassion for ourselves.
It is perfectly safe to feel anger.
It is perfectly safe to feel any emotion that's present.
It is a deep honor to the emotional realm to feel feelings all the way through.
As we feel anger,
We might bring a deeper breath.
We might notice a tendency to disassociate or distract,
Or we might sink right down into it and feel and get really angry for a moment,
For a time,
For a brief moment of time.
It won't last forever.
It's just a feeling moving through.
It's okay.
Breathing helps.
Breathing and being with helps.
If you sit with your anger and give presence to that feeling,
You might start to shake or tremble.
You might start to grip your fists.
You might start to cry.
It's all okay.
Just keep bringing presence.
Be present with how you feel.
It's really simple,
And it's okay to keep it that simple.
I choose to be present with this anger now.
I choose to be present with my body right now.
I choose to be present with these thoughts right now.
I choose to be present with presence right now.
I choose to feel completely whatever feelings are present right now.
