Anger & Being Spiritual | almamyrtle.com

I made a Facebook Live video about the importance of expressing anger despite the constant pressure from some newagers/lightworkers to let go of anger and jump to forgiveness. 

I believe in letting go of anger and I deeply believe in forgiveness. The thing is, before we can jump into the forgiveness ship, we must allow ourselves to express anger in a manner that gives our soul, our gut feeling a voice that gives the rest of our being the permission to let go. 

During this time in our world, it is SO easy to become traumatized just by viewing our computer screens. When we see a violent event, our brains do not distinguish the difference between you and the person getting hurt.  In other words, if you see someone getting hurt, your brain tells your body that it's happening to you as well. 

Through something like this, we can get angry and do 1 or more of the following: 

1.) Not realize that we're angry about it & inturn become "frustrated at the world" 

2.) Hold it in in order to appear strong or "carefree"

3.) Become numb against it (like leaning against a mountain) because it's too painful and then try to force forgiveness because the discomfort of knowing about the traumatic situation is too much to bear.  

Acknowledge anger. Say "Hi, I see you. You have a voice. You have a place here because Im human however, as soon as Ive heard you, Im going to let you go." 

Stopping yourself from expressing anger can make you tired. Please don't ever think that holding in anger or mutating it before it hits you after a traumatic event is "spiritual" or "holy". This is SO far from the truth. You have a spiritual & a human right to express anger when someone or something has caused you pain. 

Again, I know that the topic of anger is a tricky area of discussion for a lot of newagers & people who call themselves lightworkers but talking about anger in a manner that allows others to embrace it gracefully is the ticket here.

Before you can forgive & let go, you must honor your feelings & listen to your inner child/your soul/you. Release the pain in constructive ways. 

Here are some examples:

1.) Tell the person who hurt you that they hurt you. Be straight up. This does not guarantee that they will come around for you. What it does is it allows YOU to hear your very own voice & build up the strength & belief that you are allowed to be heard. It also shows that person that you have self respect despite their attempt to rattle and/or completely dismantle it.

2.) Scream into a pillow or large empty room

3.) Take self-defense classes to push out the stored up rage in your body Be real. Stay true. You are good. You are light.  

Love,

Alma