Meet Anger.
Hope was steady. Quiet was clarifying. But there's another member of my inner team who's been waiting the longest for me to feel comfortable with her, to invite her in.
Meet Anger.
This is a part of my If I Were to Write A Book Series…Excerpts from My Notebook
This was originally written as a text to myself December 8, 2024. No AI here.
Activate and aim your anger.
We’ve been taught to temper ourselves. That being angry is a weakness. A sign of being out of control and unfit for leadership.
So we’ve tucked away our anger.
Hid it in closets.
Turned our back on her.
When all she’s wanted was to be our copilot, to be given a mission, to be our hype woman.
But when we didn’t stand up for ourselves, she did what great friends do:
she stood up for us.
She got loud. Got hype. Said the things we were to afraid to say. Not backing down from the fight we thought it uncivilized to fight.
And we’ve quieted her for so long,
apologized for her so much,
shamed her,
Now she just sits back and shakes her head at us and what we’ve allowed others to take from us.
She wants the best for us, better than we want for ourselves some times,
but we’ve sent her to the corner
when all she wanted
was for you to stand fully in your power.
She wanted you to refuse to let anyone diminish you.
She wanted you to refuse to bend or bow to someone else’s light.
She wanted you to get just a little bit hype, to see yourself for all that you are.
And you’re starting to see that now.
You’re starting to see that Anger has always had your back. And that she only made a mess when you tried to deny her instead of acknowledging her and her love for you.
As you step into the light
As you decide to create and live a life of significance…
You are going to have to reclaim your anger.
Get reacquainted with her.
Have a sit down with her and tell her that you get it now.
You get that she was just trying to help you.
And now you’re ready.
You’re ready to stand fully in who you are.
You are ready to be unrelenting about your calling, your mission, your life—
your light.
You’re ready to have her ride shotgun, so she can hip you to the bullshit that she’s had years of sniffing out.
You’re ready.
And so is she.
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