AGGRESSION

© 2009 Howard McQueen


Let the words you speak to others reflect a We-ness,
an inclusive invitation of fellowship.

If you are unable to hold this intent,
Remain humble and hold off venting
Your personal wounded I-ness.

Take up pen and inscribe your poison,
The anger and injustice welling up inside you.
It will be triggered repeatedly.
Each occurrence will give you more of an energetic profile
A specific signature you can piece together

For me, freshly triggered experiences with new people in my life
elicited an aggression response way off-the-scale
when compared to the actual current encounter.

This allowed me to walk back into my past, holding hands with curiosity and courage,
and ultimately identify the source, i.e. where the distortion and trauma first began.

Then, we begin to practice forgiveness and surrender
In order to transform our obsession and fixed patterns of reaction-response, allowing room for a
a far greater, sweeter, innocent love. This holding in rather than venting is an important discipline for those caught up in the patterns of aggression (speak (strike) first and ask questions later, if at all). It allows the aggressive energy to be transformed into energetic responses to life that carry the emergent qualities of blessings, sweetness and unity.

See also the TRUE JIHAD posting for calling us to step up to do this infrastructure work.

And may the We-ness we cultivate coalesce and progressively collapse into One-ness.