Acceptance, 3

Two Versions of Acceptance. Version One: I can coach myself into surface-level being okay with this. But in stress, you’ll discover my hoard of marinated anger and resentment stacked in the backyard, blink-speed access. Version Two: I perhaps don’t agree or like this, yet I have cultivated peace that this is what is true in my life. I am choosing to make the decisions I can from my side of the fence. Journal Prompts: On my side of the fence... I am building up resentment...

Anger, 9

needs. Don’t dismiss anger. It’s meaningful. It leaves a trail of what you need. Journal Prompt: My anger says that I need...

Anger, 8

distance. Work backwards. When does anger feel far from you? Like the moments when you take action on your boundaries. Or when you listen to your body, and respect what you heard. When is there relief from anger? Journal Prompt: Anger feels far away when...

Anger, 7

discovery. Fear keeps people from exploring anger. It’s normal to feel fear about what you might discover. It’s normal to rely on the relief of avoidance. It’s equally normal for symptoms to increase when anger is left unprocessed. We all have choices. Journal Prompt: If I process my anger I might...

Anger, 6

concealer. Anger is a functional concealer. It is an excellent coverup for pain, devestation, loss, fear, insecurity, anxiety, emptiness, embarrassment... Journal Prompt: My anger covers up...

Anger, 5

stale. Stale anger can linger from old family dynamics. Perhaps now repackaged, but with the same legacy. If anger has not been worked through, it will find a microphone. Journal Prompt: Old family dynamics have passed down...

Anger: Journal Prompt 5

Stale anger can linger from old family dynamics. Painful narratives that make you feel boxed in or ruminating labels that you struggle to leave in the past. These are places anger can fester if you don't allow them to be heard and worked through. Prompt: Family dynamics bring up... Day 6

Anger: Journal Prompt 4

Anger can bring out unkind parts. The parts of you that are unsettled and unwell. Like your unmerited irritability with a receptionist. Or the flares of judgment with strangers. Prompt: I experience my unsettled and unwell parts when… Day 5

Anger: Journal Prompt 3

Anger can be passive aggressive, which is to say, it can show up indirectly and not in response to what you are truly angry about. Like sometimes the trash bag doesn't fit the can correctly and my anger shows up. Anger that I more likely feel towards a sense of loss. Or when I am … Continue reading Anger: Journal Prompt 3 →

Anger: Journal Prompt 2

Working through anger unfolds from processing unearthed emotions. I think of how intense disappointment can be, how it can make you feel desperate and aggressive. I think of loneliness that sits inside isolation that can harbor anger. Prompt: Under my anger is... Day 3