"The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present"

This quote by Barbara de Angelis speaks to the idea that holding onto anger from the past can stop us from being able to love in today. It suggests that if we are regularly dwelling on the past and the pain it has actually triggered us, we will certainly be not able to move on and open our hearts to love in the here and now. This is because the anger we feel towards the past can be so consuming that it takes up every one of our emotional power, leaving us unable to concentrate on the here and now as well as the capacity for love that it holds. The quote motivates us to allow go of the rage as well as hurt from the past to make sure that we can be open to the opportunities of love in the present.