As holiday lights of winter grow dim, we look forward to sparkling smiles on “hearts and flowers” day. However, love and gratitude during this year’s Valentine's month may require a miracle to dissipate clouds of political anger.

Despite what we know about the damaging effects of anger within ourselves and our relationships, during political division, anger may play an important role if properly channeled. When anger spurs action and encourages a fair, equitable, and peaceful society, then perhaps it can play a role in creating harmony.

Two ways to mitigate anger:

Switching off negativity may take a process that involves neuroplasticity. According to Puderbaugh and Emmady (Journal of Behavioral Science, 2023), “Neuroplasticity, also known as neural plasticity or brain plasticity, is a process that involves adaptive structural and functional changes to the brain.”

Simply put, it is “the ability of the

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