boundaries are. Anger shows us where we want to go. It lets
us see where we’ve been and lets us know when we haven’t
liked it. Anger points the way, not just the finger. In the
recovery of a blocked artist, anger is a sign of health.
Anger is meant to be acted upon. It is not meant to be
acted out. Anger points the direction. We are meant to use
anger as fuel to take the actions we need to move where our
anger points us. With a little thought, we can usually
translate the message that our anger is sending us.
I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote
some blues.
DUKE ELLINGTON“Blast him! I could make a better film than that!” (This
anger says: you want to make movies. You need to learn
how.)
“I can’t believe it! I had this idea for a play three years
ago, and she’s gone and written it.” (This anger says: stop
procrastinating. Ideas don’t get opening nights. Finished
plays do. Start writing.)
“That’s my strategy he’s using. This is incredible! I’ve
been ripped off! I knew I shoud have pulled that material
together and copyrighted it.” ( This anger says: it’s time to
take your own ideas seriously enough to treat them well.)
When we feel anger, we are often very angry that we feel