Emotions

What is anger? Why do we choose anger so many times? Why do we feel frustrated?

I was once told that anger, frustration and unhappiness are signs of issues that we need to work with within. Events around us are just triggers that reveal the areas that require our attention.

Some long-term-asleep feelings and emotions reveal themselves in the process of awakening/realisation. They can come out as anger, frustration, insecurity, depression, sadness and any other type of feeling. How can we deal with these emotions? There is no single answer…

I try to catch the moment when I start feeling negative emotions and try to coordinate my efforts on working within myself instead of orienting my energy at outside world. This may require for me to be alone for a moment to get hold of my feelings and become and observer of my feelings. Next, I work to understand the exact nature of my feelings, where they came from, what triggered them. I then let go of the feelings with acceptance of the world outside me and within me. Sometimes, I need to repeat this process on a number of occasions before a particular trigger stops bothering me. Sometimes, I only need to do it once.

Acceptance is a key to dealing with any emotions. Acceptance of feelings within. Acceptance of the trigger and outside. Acceptance of the whole picture.