Anger is a Map

…anger is a map…Anger shows us where we want to go.

Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way

I’m thankful that there have been very few identifiable hours or days in my life when my mood swings felt like being hit full-force in the face by a spiked volleyball.

Because it’s not pleasant.

Swinging from Hope to Despair to Anger to Grief to Betrayal to Hatred to Love to Hate to Shame to Joy is absolutely exhausting.

And getting new glasses is a chore.

This is why I don’t play volleyball,...