Bitter Old Soul

"There can never be peace between nations

until there is first known that true peace which ...

is within the souls of men."

Black Elk

Anger is a necessary part of our emotional expressions.  We are entitled to feel angry, but we need to release the accelerated energy accompanying the pain.  There are numerous ways to release the pangs of anger.  Exercise, meditation, walk in nature, discuss with trusted friend, or use a creative outlet such as painting, music or writing.

Anger, although a normal reaction, gets us into trouble when we do not use a positive action to release it.  If our anger slowly builds, experience upon experience, we will one day spew like hot lava from a volcano.  Anger is not bad, until we choose a negative action or lose control when it is piled, layer upon layer within our emotions.

Repressed anger begins to paint our interior emotional walls.  The anger turns inwards and taints our outlook.  Not only do we get angry about a given situation, we start emoting our perceptions through the perspective of anger.  Our demeanor can be temporarily altered or sadly, it can turn us into a bitter old soul.