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| Mother Nature blowing off steam! Image: paulmaszlik.deviantART.com |
Sometimes, my day starts with happy feet and a bright smile. No one can put a damper on my day AND then it happens! My boss tells me my marketing pitch is lack lustre, or I missed a major deadline, or I burned dinner! Suddenly the dark side awakens and I go from simmer to boiling in seconds. My heart rate goes up, my cheeks turn red, and my breath shortens - I'm a moving volcano. So when I questioned Mother Nature's emotional dysfunction, it dawned on me that we're just like her. We all have sunny days with light wind, and we most certainly have days with downpours of hail and sharp winds.
As we watch CNN in bewilderment, let's step back a minute to acknowledge our own anger that lives deep within us. Yesterday, Sandy was having a horrible day and she was sure to let it all out. But what if Sandy released her anger in increments instead? Perhaps one day she'd blow strong winds in the desert and another day she'd strike lightning in the plains. No one would get hurt and she'd release her anger; it's a win-win! That being said, how can we release anger before it gets too intense and explosive?
Luckily, there are props we can use to fuel our anger. Punching bags rock! Don't have one? Pound your pillow instead. The physical contact of a fist to a pillow or baseball bat to a tree, sends vibrations in your body which actually relieve tension. Stress and anger can produce significant physical and emotional discomfort. Often times, like Mother Nature, we discharge our anger onto other people. If you release feelings of intense anger regularly (through use of props, not people), it'll have a cathartic effect on your overall stress or anger level.
The way in which we wish Mother Nature could ease up and calm down, I wish the same for all of us as well. Let's give inner peace a chance!
