“Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.”
— Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
backtrace the anger
to the hurt it hides
anger is always
a secondary emotion
accept you feel hurt
get out of your feelings
breathe, ground, center
then seek to understand
why?
where are you attached
to an outcome or timeline
“The pain that you create now is always some form of nonacceptance, some form of unconscious resistance to what is. On the level of thought, the resistance is some form of judgment.”
—
Eckhart Tolle
in pain? hurting?
upset? irritated? frustrated?
worse?
you’re not accepting reality
in some way, in some place
detach from outcomes
release the negative judgment
of where you are
if you could be anywhere else
if you could have made better choices
you would have
focus on all you have
to appreciate and be thankful for
discover contentment and its companion
natural happiness
and out of acceptance
of now
of your present reality
and how you got there
see yourself
see your choices
see your mindset
see your cognitive distortions
the filters over your perceptions
that distort
all you see
magnifying and disqualifying
release your attachments
the places you’ve tied
your happiness to specific outcomes
and just peacefully work with reality
stack the deck for the future
you want to live in
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accept reality
with resentment
over “unfairness”
it simply is
what it is
accept, don’t resist
and then adapt and learn
to flow with reality
of who others are
of what your circumstances have become
of where your choices have led
of where others choices have led
and out of peaceful acceptance
thoughtfully, calmly, rationally
kindly, compassionately, effectively
choose to respond in ways
that make things steadily
better
“When you protect yourself from pain, be sure you do not protect yourself from love.”
— Alan Cohen
vulnerability requires
immense strength
because you must
lower your walls
and accept reality
without attachment
to anyone’s
approval or acceptance
validation or continued
presence in your life
Other people don’t get to treat you badly just because they’re suffering and you don’t get to treat other people badly just because you’re suffering. We all have a responsibility not to take our pain out on others, no matter how hard what we’re going through is.
we justify
our own toxicity
when we get
in our feelings
understand your feelings
trace the thoughts
that led to them
but do not trust them
to take you
anywhere good
