Anger. A tough one. WOW, I realize that I can get pretty heated. Even today, after an entire morning of visualization, journaling, meditation, reading, and blissful time in nature- I had two things happen to me that just IRK me… no even worse: PISS me off!

Even as I write the above statement, I realize I am not being very ‘Reiki Nurse’.

Let’s take that statement: “I had two things happen to me”, weave in the hardest story of my life, and then top it all off with the Reiki Principles.

First of all, even as I wrote that I wanted to hit ‘backspace’ on my laptop. “I had two things happen to me.” Now someone who’s been studying the universal laws, practicing Reiki, and reading/listening to a TON of literature on the laws of attraction should know better.

But guess what? We’re all human and I forgot. Or- I was gifted with the chance to practice awareness in the moment. Either way I didn’t hit ‘backspace’ on my laptop because then that wouldn’t be the real me.

In those heated moments today I literally felt as if the two things were HAPPENING to me. Yet, yes… I do know better and I know that is my perception of the experience. My reaction and how I move through the experience is totally up to me. So I am breathing, releasing, letting go.

Which brings me to the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced. My uncle took his life in December, 2010. I think of him daily and remember him with joy, love, and a bittersweet taste in my mouth. Yes, I still wonder “why, what could we have done, how come no one knew, what the heck was he thinking!?!?!”

But I have to let go of a lot. One thing I had to let go of was anger.

I was mad at my family for not listening to my sister and I when we wanted to get an intervention together. I was mad at myself for not doing anything more, not seeing it (maybe being too selfishly wrapped up in my own life). I was angry at him for doing that in his house, leaving his brother to find him, being so selfish with his life. UGH. I was angry.

As I learned, only a few months after he died, in my Reiki I class… Just for today. Just for today I let go of anger. Let go of anger? WOW! How? That is hard/insane/never going to happen!

But it has to. I heard a story from a wise teacher that talked about holding onto things. How heavy they become when we keep our grasp on them… for an hour, for a day… for a week, for a year!?!

Anger will bog you down. Anger will keep you up at night. Anger will make you sad. Anger will cause physical ailments. Anger is pain.

Let yourself let go. Let yourself love. Love yourself enough to let go of  your anger.

So I will heed my own words and -just for today- let go of the anger of my experiences today. I will remember that it is only my perception of what occurred. I will watch and wait for lessons learned. I will move on to joyful thoughts of gratitude. I will live moment by moment, just for today.

How can you let go of anger? When you do release anger how do you feel? Is there anything you can let go of just for today? Leave a comment/reflection below. And if you’d like to join a community of support and like-minded peers, grab your General Admission Ticket to the RejuveNation Collaboration today!