Hidden Prisons: The Poison That is Anger
Published 7 months ago • 1 min read
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"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."
— Mark Twain |
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I know anger intimately. It was once my armor, my fuel, my defense against the world. But over time, I learned that holding onto anger doesn’t just burn others, it corrodes you from the inside out. It keeps you stuck, replaying old wounds and past betrayals, as if reliving them will change what happened.
Twain’s words are a reminder that anger, when left unchecked, turns into a prison. It keeps you chained to a past that no longer serves you. The real power isn’t in holding onto it; it’s in learning how to let it go before it eats away at you.
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What’s one source of anger you’ve been carrying? Take a moment today to acknowledge it, without judgment. Then ask yourself: What would it feel like to release it? You don’t have to forgive or forget: just decide that it won’t own you anymore. |
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