Using Your Negative Energy to Create a Positive Force

Have you ever been angry? Most people have. Don't worry. It's what you do with that anger that matters. Some people choose to use that anger against others or even themselves with physical or mental force. Not only is that damaging to the person it's thrown at, but it's damaging to the person who initiates it as well.

A person who spends their life getting offended at every little negative thing that happens can become a powerful force of negative energy, but what if that same person chose to release the anger in a different way?

What if that pent up anger was used towards something positive?

Here is an example.

Tom is a professional athlete. He is on the championship football team. A player from another team is always heckling him and shoving him when no one is looking. Tom is starting to get angry. One choice Tom has, the negative choice, is to get revenge and retaliate against this aggressive person. A positive choice Tom might consider is to put the energy from his anger into taking a jog. Another possibility would be to invite this opposing player to take the jog with him. Not only would this release Tom's anger, but it would also release the anger of the negative player. An added benefit would be the physical benefits of exercise.

In the above scenario, if Tom were to choose the positive option, he would be using his negative energy to create a positive force. There are many different ways to do this.

Here is another example.

Jenny has five children between the ages of five and eleven. Jenny is twenty-nine. She has chosen to homeschool her children. Her family and friends do not support her decision to homeschool, nor are they approving of the amount of children she has at her age. On a daily basis, Jenny gets phone calls and visits from family and friends who let her know how they feel with harsh words and judgments. Jenny is not a violent or outspoken person, so she takes their comments with stride and holds in all her feelings. One day she feels as if she will explode. This also happens to be a day when she is having everyone over for a large barbecue, at which she will announce her pregnancy of her sixth child. Once everyone is there and is seated and having a good time, Jenny decides it is time to announce her pregnancy. Her cousin rudely shouts out "Like we didn't know that would be coming again!" and rolls her eyes. Others begin to agree. So now, on top of all the other things brewing inside her, Jenny has to add this. She knows she is a very good mother, but sometimes feels it doesn't matter if she's the only one who can see it. Jenny wants to reach out and slap her cousin for saying this on a day when she has announced something precious to her. If Jenny does so, she will be letting the anger control her, creating a negative energy. Although negative energy is already around Jenny, the best way to get rid of it is to turn it into positive energy. Instead of fighting back, Jenny could just ignore the comments and use her anger about them to do something positive. While it could be tempting to storm out of the area shouting at everyone, that is a negative response. Instead, Jenny could organize a fun activity with the children. She should put all her energy into it, not holding back. Not only will she be releasing her anger, but a side benefit is that some people could change their minds about her situation, should they see her doing this.

In Jenny's scenario above, you can see how it is sometimes hard to avoid the negative response.

There are situations in our daily lives that will tempt us to get angry. These things can happen more than once or twice in just one day. We have to remember that when we use negative energy and turn it into something positive, there is much more opportunity to be happy and fulfilled.