How do you deal with anger? I compartmentalize and withdraw. The problem is there is only so much you can stuff into a compartment before it oozes out and starts to smell.
For the past couple of weeks I have been blessed to be immersed in creating important work with some of the most generous, talented, brave actors I have ever worked with. But for the time being that project is done, and so now my anger is following me around like a disgruntled dragon looking for a place to land.
Thank goodness for my yoga mat, books, music, tango, cats. But even these lovely diversions are just that, diversions. The people and things that make me angry are not going to change or slink off into the night. In quiet moments my dragon is there snuffling in my ear and fanning the fire in my belly.
I do not think anger has to necessarily be a bad thing. I think it can be a catalyst for change, and since it seems my dear dragon is going to be around for a while I better name her and harness her fire into something creative. I think it is about time I did something that scares me too, maybe that will unblock this negativity.
Watch out world, I'm pissed and I gotta do something with it!
Today's last word is from Yoko Ono. "Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity."
