Emotionally charged energy is amongst the most powerful sources of energy for a human there is.
Think about the energy of a mom when she’s protecting her child’s life, or the lover after they’ve experienced heartbreak, or even a friend when they see a ref make a bad call during a sports game.
It’s during some of our most emotional moments when we are filled with some of our most potent, raw sources of energy.
What matters isn’t where it comes from—whether from perceptively positive or negative emotions—but how we choose to channel and express it.
Choose a constructive outlet and it can fuel the erection of an entire city.
Choose a destructive outlet and it can level the likes of an entire city.
The worst thing you can do is give it no outlet.
For energy left to pressurize without any source of release has but one, ultimate fate: explosion.
And what a tragedy for destruction to come from the energy that could have created so much for so many.
This post became the afterword for: A Short Story About Frida Kahlo And The Unexpected Gifts Pain Can Provide [Excerpt]