Category Archives: Understanding Anger
The Nature of Anger
Anger is a form of energy. Before we act anger out and before we suppress it, anger is a free flowing energetic formation. This natural energy arises when our integrity or the integrity of other people or situations are threatened. The energy of anger is a sharp clarity of mind … Continue reading
The Message in Anger
At a very basic level, anger is an intelligent response to some kind of perceived threat or unfavorable circumstances. The first instant of anger is a moment of clarity that sees, “This isn’t right.” Anger is a form of intelligence that serves us in various ways. The nature of anger … Continue reading
The Goodness Beneath the Anger
As ugly as anger can be, there is a beauty hiding just below its tainted surface. When we’re locked into an angry pattern we’re covering over our most precious asset as a human being: our tender and open heart. Inside we have a softness, a gentleness, a receptivity to life, … Continue reading
Causes of Anger
It’s not easy to define anger causes, to pin down the causes of anger in the space of a single article, but we can at least make some broad stroke statements. Since we’re all unique, the factors underlying each person’s anger are also unique, but there are some general statements … Continue reading
Let Life In
Angry people are caught in a prison. When we have habitual anger management problems we’ve become caught in the trap of our own making and we don’t know how to get out. In fact we may not even know we’re in a trap, although if you’re reading this article then … Continue reading
Is Anger Covering Over the Shame of Child Abuse?
Written by Adam Appleson Have you ever seen a kid in a grocery store lose it? He clenches his face, hitting his fists, and then starts crying and yelling. It’s embarrassing for his parents. They’re trying to get him to quiet down and not be so embarrassing. But he’s a … Continue reading
How We View Anger is Important
How we view and understand anger largely determines how we experience its effects in our life. This article will look at two contrasting views: 1. Anger is bad and something to suppress, diminish, ignore, shun, or otherwise avoid. 2. Anger is a form of energy that, in and of itself … Continue reading
Basic Goodness, Anger and Meditation
One of the reasons we experience anger is because we are out of sync with the ordinary goodness of being alive. We are out of touch with the natural positive aspects of being human, and this disconnection leaves us anxious and angry. We are overly busy and distracted, so our … Continue reading
Angry People Care Deeply
We get angry when we have a strong connection with someone or something. By contrast when we feel indifferent we typically don’t get angry. We get angry with the people in our life that are of significance to us, whether it’s our boss or coworker, our spouse, children, other family … Continue reading
Anger and Sadness
Anger covers over a tender and wounded heart. Anger is a hard shell of protection that we use to keep ourselves from experiencing our deeper, vulnerable feelings. If we can stay open with the energy of anger and not suppress it or act it out, then we are able to … Continue reading
