Do you understand why you associate these words with Where did the judgments come Were they ideas you got from observing others or things you were told when you experienced Are your associations with anger mostly If so Which word holds the strongest association with anger for Now reflect on its opposite Can you think of ways this opposite word might be associated with anger For example for many anger brings up words such as of and Opposites of this include or Expressing anger is constructive and useful when done in a respectful way that allows us to set boundaries and take care of ourselves JUDGING SADNESS Sadness is a feeling that comes about due to grief rejection feeling defeated unwanted or unloved Typically each of these instances brings on a sense of loss The longer the sadness goes unaddressed the more and more anxious you become Whatever the loss may be always okay to acknowledge your sadness about having missed out on something or losing something very dear Bring to mind three or four specific occasions when you pushed away the feeling of loss grief failure or rejection Were you honest with yourself or with others about how sad