I consider myself to be a kind and gentle person. I am spiritual, although I may not fit the typical standards. But I like people, am turned off by violence generally speaking and I despise watching the news because of the negativity. I am really proud of (almost) always keeping my cool, no matter how angry or frustrated I get…it’s the better way to behave, right? Yet somewhere inside of me I have a different side, hibernating, and waiting to be expressed. Some of my “spiritual” friends got a glimpse of this wonderful release the other night while we were watching the Detroit Red Wings in a Stanley Cup finals game…(we also have a new Red Wing fan)
When I first got into hockey years back my mom couldn’t help but question my screaming and yelling at the television for three hours. After finally convincing my mother to actually watch an entire Red Wing game we started a duel-yelling match, lol. I had fallen out of watching the games for the most part of two years and I started to miss it. Well, I’ll confess to being pretty certain that I just missed “the Wings” but in actuality I think I missed the outlet of emotion and anger just as much!
What do we do to release in healthy and productive ways? How many different avenues do we acutally have to scream, shout and stomp our feet? Have you ever really ‘let go’ like that? (My friends were stunned to hear me instruct one of our players to ‘just hit him!‘ ) LOL If you haven’t found an outlet, let me suggest that you try it sometime because the relief is amazing! I didn’t even realize how pent up I had gotten over the last two seasons that I was hockey-less!
What else can you do to release? I have a friend who takes time (by herself) to stomp her feet several times and then let out a deep, loud YELLLL. It might seem a bit awkward, yes, but it works for her. Some people use a pillow or punching bag and let it all go. But for me, the referees and opposing players are reason enough to bring that hibernating, “socially unacceptable” me to the surface to play.
Let’s Go Red Wings!
Jennifer
