ANGER

ANGER

sour

WOOD

a poem

The essence of a sprouting grain

Call me wood or tree, it’s just a name

An upward rising energy

You may call me ascending chi

Grass, flowers or the mighty oak

I’m the power behind all growth

Though I’m the essence of all humor

When blocked I can even grow a tumor

Present at spring, I give rebirth

Behind all laughter, I am mirth

Upward and onward, my motto and song

I see what’s right and not what’s wrong

I wake each bird and every child

I’m in the wind that runneth wild

The mist that rises in the morn

Each new day is the sun reborn

For all those yearning to be free

Look within and look to me.

—Warren King

Anger is the Honorable Guard, because when we understand the importance of boundaries, we’re going to honor them in other people as well. Our anger will not be a weapon; it will be a tool.

-Karla McLaren

GIFTS OF ANGER:

Proper Boundaries & Healthy Detachment

SIGNS OF OBSTRUCTION:

REPRESSIVE: Enmeshment, self-abandonment, apathy, depression

EXPRESSIVE: Cycling rages creating harsh boundaries, interpersonal violence, isolation

QUESTIONS TO PONDER:

  • what must be protected?

  • what must be restored?

Meet the Green Dragon.

Get to know your General, your liver organ, your anger emotion, and your symptoms.