All You can say is, “ARG!!!”

When there is no exact word to express how you are feeling, yet real emotion is bottled up inside of you. You are frustrated or angry, disgusted or beyond words. There is something struggling to get out and all you can say is a sound like “ARG!” Somehow it fits. It releases your inner jumble and provides a nonsensical way to get it all out. The minute you finish the single syllable everything feels better. “ARG!!!” say it again, “ARG!!!”

I didn’t realize the power of these three letters until we attended a roller derby match. It was stamped on our hands as proof of purchase, and we began saying it out loud. No one thought we were crazy, or silly, or doing a pirate imitation; they were saying it too. “ARG!!!” As if it were an everyday word that somehow expressed the excitement, the emotion, the anticipation and hope for victory soon to begin. Everyday people were releasing their inner selves through three little letters.

The next day as I was washing the ink from my hands I realized the power of “ARG!” It somehow transformed a regular day into excitement. It provided an outlet for frustration and pain, to the point that I almost didn’t want to wash my hands. I wanted it imprinted on my hand to remind me that sometimes all you can say is, “ARG!” I felt vindicated and informed that I now knew and had experienced the power of “ARG!”

You now have permission and the magic formula for releasing all your pain, frustration, excitement and fear with three little letters. They are powerful, so use and share them wisely.