We mainly know anger and aggression in its negative, harmful, destructive, violent form. This does injustice and robs us of a lot of potential.
Anger is, however, something we all know, have and share. The trick is to use it in a useful and positive way, both individually and collectively. For us, anger is positive by definition, because it points the way to what is important, what you want to change, what your wishes are, …
So we would do well to be curious about our anger and embrace it instead of suppressing it, fighting it, or trying to curb it, and assume that it is a helpful ally. Because anger stands for involvement, love, hope, optimism, connection, commitment, and the desire to make something better.
We are talking about the power that anger carries within it and the Soldier of Love that also lies within you.
Marjan Gryson and Veerle De Waele are personal and professional solution-focused fundamentalists and radicalized people lovers, reveling in all the beauty that can arise between people and endlessly curious about the multicolored nature of life and the world. Both are solution-focused psychotherapists, positive activists, and co-founders of Touché.
