Hope's Journal 2026

[Hope67]

Hi SanMagic, Thank you 

*******
24th January 2026
Just copying some notes I made about ANGER, so I can tear up the paper copy, but keep the notes in this journal.

Unfortunately I don't know what source I found these notes in.

These are the notes I took:

Emotion as a houseguest - showing up to tell you something.   Open the door.  Give them a moment to connect with you.  Go on with the rest of your day.

***

Anger - It's not a bad feeling, but when we ignore or project it, it can lead to unhelpful reactions.

***

Anger - helps us speak up when we've been hurt.

***

Anger - helps us identify and protect our boundaries.

***
Shadow work (Jung) - meet those hidden parts with curiosity and compassion.

[sanmagic7]

nice notes, hope.

i've heard before about the connection between anger and boundaries - that when a boundary of ours has been crossed, it's natural to feel angry about it.  natural, as in anger is with us from the beginning.  how many times has that anger been stomped down by someone else in order for us to shy away from it later in life!  the idea that we had boundaries, we wanted them respected, they weren't, and we reacted in a way that made someone else feel uncomfortable?  it's on them once again.  just my opinion.  love and hugs

[TheBigBlue]

Thanks for sharing, Hope.
I'm starting to understand anger and sadness as two sides of the same coin. Sadness often comes from loss or hurt; anger comes from the same place, but it carries the signal that a boundary was crossed. For me, anger has been much harder to find, so it often goes underground and shows up as sadness, collapse, or exhaustion instead. But I am trying to allow  anger to exist - even quietly - as it can actually be protective. 💛