by Monk Anchorwind | 7 Sep, 2022 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, What is Anxiety? What is Anxiety? Anxiety is a state of being that narrows our focus to the problem requiring change. At low levels, anxiety is a tool that helps us focus and mitigate distractions. However, anxiety can quickly compound on itself and...
by Monk Anchorwind | 25 Aug, 2022 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, Why is Peace Hard to Accept? Why is Peace Hard to Accept? Peace is the state wherein nothing needs to change, and when I arrive at those moments, I find myself looking for something to change. My mind refuses to relax and is always looking for something to...
by Monk Anchorwind | 20 Jul, 2022 | Observational |
Resiliency and relaxation are two sides of the same coin; the mint is acceptance. What is acceptance? Acceptance is acknowledging the changes to a situation as they are. Acceptance allows reality to be as it is, but we don’t have to be happy about it. Along the...
by Monk Anchorwind | 27 Jun, 2022 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, What is Validation? A surface-level evaluation of the question may lead us towards answers involving awards and other forms of recognition. However, recognition is not validation. Validation is permission to proceed along a chosen path, an acquisition of...
by Monk Anchorwind | 22 Jun, 2022 | Observational |
What is relaxation? Relaxation is the state of not pursuing change. Relaxation is essential for our health as we cannot be working towards anything all the time. There are periods when we need to allow things to be as they are and rest. Letting Go is the conscious...
by Monk Anchorwind | 5 Jun, 2022 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, I am a quiet person with a noisy mind. Wise people worldwide have accurately reminded us we have two ears and one mouth for a reason. I am most comfortable with a bit of nature’s noise, or music, as it gives me something on which to channel my...
by Monk Anchorwind | 1 Jun, 2022 | Mental Scraps |
young lives extinguished tragedy of recoil spring how many times now final tests are done are they safer at home summer’s discontent fall of another they say it’s too soon to talk they have bloody hands cash over children a parent’s grief never ends...
by Monk Anchorwind | 27 May, 2022 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, What is Sadness? Sadness is the pain of losing an attachment to the world. Alternately, sadness is us relating to someone else losing theirs. Imagine a mother handing a child a balloon and seeing the pure excitement on the little one’s face when they...
by Monk Anchorwind | 17 May, 2022 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, What is freedom? At its core, freedom is the ability to make decisions for oneself. I would wager if we sampled a healthy chunk of the American populace, ‘freedom’ would make up a part of the national identity; it is what we advertise on the...
by Monk Anchorwind | 4 May, 2022 | Introspective, Observational |
I’ve been meditating intently on purpose. I think purpose and home share the same sense of safety and comfort. They are both where you return to when you become lost and need to recenter yourself. I’ve written a few times about being homeless, and the news...
