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Yasss! Flip That Alarming Anger Upside Down and Achieve the Peace You Want

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Nancy Blackman, MASF
4 min readMay 12, 2022

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black and white image of closed fist and quote: You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist. —Indira Gandhi. Yasss! Flip That Alarming Anger Upside Down and Achieve the Peace You Want by Nancy Blackman, anger, peace, kindness, thich nhat hanh
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Invocation

Spirit, teach me to be friends with my anger.

Have you ever been attacked by rage that rises from your toes, crawls up into your throat, and explodes into pieces? Okay, maybe that’s extreme for most of you, but we all get angry. We all have moments where our glorious smile leaves the building like Elvis.

So ladies and gents, just stop it. No? Not that easy?

Did you know that anger triggers your flight or fight response? That comes from your adrenal glands, which process all the stress from your body. So, instead of allowing your anger to alarm you, turn it upside down and achieve peace and compassion.

What?!

Ok, stay with me. You can use your anger for good. What?! What?! Yes.

Anger can motivate you to make positive changes. It’s all about control. As you probably know, uncontrolled anger is destructive. Think of a blazing fire that moves so quickly that it consumes an entire household and the people who live there.

Anger also triggers health issues — increased heart rate, blood pressure, and…

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Nancy Blackman, MASF
Nancy Blackman, MASF

Written by Nancy Blackman, MASF

Boosted & 8x Top Writer. Owner: Refresh the Soul publication. Editor: The Shortform and Poetry Playground. Published in: “Mixed Korean: Our Stories" — Kindle.

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