Anger - helpful or hurtful

I'm listening the CDs of Abraham-Hicks and I heard an interesting perspective on anger. Anger is a step above depression, despair, apathy on the emotional scale, so rejoice in the feeling and the fact you are moving up the scale. However, it is important to not get stuck in anger and continue moving up the emotional scale. As someone on a spiritual journey, I thought I had to get myself to a place where I never got angry about anything. And aren't we often taught as children that anger is "bad?" I realize now that is far off the spiritual path. The spiritual path includes allowing and acceptance...allowing oneself to feel whatever it is in that moment and unconditional acceptance of what is. Anger is a teacher. Anger is a trigger to figure out what is underlying fear or hurt under the anger. Whenever I find myself angry, I know there is hurt there and I ask myself "what is this really about?" I've been practicing this for years now and so answers come to me quickly. It offers a release from the anger and an awareness of an inner wound that can now be healed.