Breathing is good...

Listening to the news lately has me wondering where does all the anger and hate come from? There seems to be so much anger between people. Those on the Left are angry with the Right. Those on the Right are angry with those on the Left. Both sides blame the other for the woes of the world.

I'm speaking in generalities, of course.

It's amazing that when I speak one-on-one with most of those I know who lean pretty far to the Left or the Right, we can generally have a civil discussion. But when the same individuals become part of a group - things change.

How does the above relate to the breath? Good question. Not even sure if it does.

I think anger is one of the main problems in the world today. Road rage. School shootings. Democrats vs. Republicans. The Left versus the Right. Countries at war. What's the difference between Driver B flipping off Driver A because Driver A cut them off (intentionally or otherwise) which then leads to Driver A retaliating by cutting off Driver B intentionally and Country B attacking County A because of something Country A did? (Careful - the above is a trick question).

But I digress. I was attempting to connect the world's problems to the breath. Which brings me to the following quote:

"If you look underneath your depression, you'll find anger. Look under your anger and you'll find sadness. And under the sadness is the root of it all, what's really masquerading all the while - fear." Carolyn Stearns, massage therapist, dancer, writer and poet, as quoted in Candace Pert's book, "The Molecules of Emotion."

So. Maybe the real source of the world's problems lies in fear, not anger. And the best way I have found to get past the anger and fear is through the breath.

To be continued...