Nonviolence is a conscious way of acting that is based on the connectedness of all life. Violence against another is violence against one's own being, so it is futile. - Paul Hawken, "Upsurge
This weekend, I had a chance to see various forms of violence in action. I saw a parent with a small child who was having a temper tantrum, and the spank to the bottom which was delivered in anger. I saw a man rage at a woman in a parking lot – he was claiming that she “took” his spot. I saw a security person push an elderly man, who seemed to have some mental incapacity, out of the shopping center. I watched two young brothers pound one another over a hockey stick.
These various actions brought home to me that my anger and frustration is something that I always carry with me. Mostly, it is quiet. However there are times that I can feel it simmer. I meditate and I work on finding where the anger comes from. I agree with the quote, that violence (and anger is a form of violence), hurts us more than it hurts anyone.
I ask my angels to work with me to let my anger heal. And, I forgive myself for feeling the anger.
What do you do?
Blessings,
Judy
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when i feel anger i sit with it and try to find the place of pain where it stems from..once i get to that sense beneath, its easier to heal.
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