I have withheld my anger many times for fear of being hit. I have realized my anger still lives unexpressed it has gathered inside myself . Anger is a knife I use against myself alone. I wish to remove my angry knife. How do I release my angry knife? I want balance. Sincerely respectfully Alison

February 29, 2012, 4:59 amAnger comes up, when we ignore our true needs, it is a natural reaction. So there is no way to get rid of anger as such. But we as human beings have wisdom. Love is an expression of wisdom. In a poem of a zen monk it says: "Let´s go to a place high above the clouds, there shining brightly always the bright moon."

I have withheld my anger many times for fear of being hit. I have realized my anger still lives unexpressed it has gathered inside myself . Anger is a knife I use against myself alone. I wish to remove my angry knife. How do I release my angry knife? I want balance. Sincerely respectfully Alison

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