Headspace Studios.

Hey friends, it's Rosie.

Welcome back to Radio Headspace.

So the other afternoon, Tor and I went to get our little pick-me-up,

our affectionate name for what is really just our shared caffeine addiction.

You know that mid-afternoon lull where your brain starts yawning and your body's like,

excuse me, we need fuel.

Yeah, that moment. Being the planner that I am,

I had already ordered our drinks on the app. All we had to do was pop in, grab them, and go.

Easy. Except, it wasn't. Because Tor walked right up to the counter and confidently grabbed the wrong two

drinks. And the moment I saw it, I snapped, out loud, no pause, no breath, just, that's not

ours, with way too much heat for the situation. And as the words left my mouth, I looked over and of course,

one of my students was sitting in the cafe with a friend, watching, smiling politely,

probably thinking, wow, the meditation teacher really lost her Zen over a latte. Not cool. In Buddhism, anger is described

as the inner enemy, along with fear, jealousy, and resentment. These are the forces inside us

that can cause just as much harm as the outer enemies in our lives.

And anger? Well, she's sneaky. She shows up wearing disguises.

Righteousness, urgency. I'm just being direct. But underneath, anger is really just fear

in a hotter outfit.

Fear of not being heard, fear of not being in control, fear of things falling apart if we

don't manage them perfectly.

And when we let anger drive, even over something as small as a mistaken coffee order, it

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