Suppressed anger often surfaces in circumstances where emotions heighten; be it a driver one yells at for not using their turn signal, a partner who didn’t meet a specific need, or a situation that didn’t go as planned. How one reacts to such scenarios defines one’s emotional intellect.

Being cognizant of our emotional state of mind provides us with the tools necessary to create a foundation of love regardless of outside occurrences. It is human nature to be reactive when we feel that our life was just put in danger because another was not operating their motor vehicle properly, as it is to be reactive when expectations are not met by a partner, friend, colleague etc.

The only emotion that should be controlled and applied, is the loving foundation created from within. Once you create and maintain a loving nature, circumstances will not dictate such behavior. You begin to see the world around you through a different lens. One where mistakes are made, the wrong choices occur, but forgiveness is inherited through love, kindness, and understanding of one’s self.

We are all human beings possessing a multitude of life experiences. We are all in different phases of our soul’s evolution, operating at a different pace. Releasing control and the expectation for everyone to be equipped in understanding what you have acknowledged via your own life lessons, is an unrealistic expectation set forth for failure.

Each one of us is living a human existence, capable of experiencing the same emotions. But using that understanding wisely and maintaining an expression of a positive attitude, plants the seeds for others to water, grow, and flourish in their own individual journey.