There are many faces of anger. Just like the Inuit who have some twenty-two words to describe the subtleties and nuances of what we call 'snow', there are many shades of anger. Let's explore some of these - to unmask them, shifting us into power - our ability to navigate our way through them and into greater joy. Frustration, irritation, edginess, resentment, passive aggressiveness, impatience, cynicism, sarcasm, pointed jokes, withdrawal, Continue Reading
Is There Such A Thing As An ‘Anger Issue’?
It’s an interesting question to ask. We typically think of ‘anger issues’ as anger towards – someone or something. As in, “I have an issue with you / with that. It / you evoke anger in me.” Often, we perceive that our experience of anger is the other person / the other thing's ‘fault’. The ‘issue’ is perceived as being ‘out there’ – held by that which triggers, or evokes, our anger. Sometimes, ‘anger issue’ is used to describe a Continue Reading
The Power of Anger – Syndicating the Book
Last week I witnessed a wave of Clients experiencing a challenge with anger – three in fact. As I shared with them several excerpts from The Power of Anger book, I realized that it is timely to ‘syndicate’ it – that is, to share the chapters of this book sequentially, here on URLight. I anticipate that I’ll intersperse sequential excerpts from the book with ‘Commentaries’ – Insights that arise in me, personally, or in relation to anger in Continue Reading