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 | 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 | 8 Apr, 2022 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, When we try to look at a map of the river of life, we do our best with the information we have available. While others deny reality, substituting their own to the detriment of the rest of us, doing so is another way of planting a flag in the timeline and...
by Monk Anchorwind | 23 Sep, 2021 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, Why should we practice forgiveness? People need to benefit from their actions, so how does forgiveness payout? Calmness is the reward for forgiveness. Calmness is not living in a vacuum, devoid of stimuli, but instead having the mental and emotional...
by Monk Anchorwind | 16 Sep, 2021 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, What does forgiveness do? I have written about what it is and how we experience it, but what happens after the emotional dust has settled? Paradoxically, it allows for change even though us feeling the need to change was part of the problem as we were...
by Monk Anchorwind | 14 Sep, 2021 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, How does one experience forgiveness? Previously, I wrote ‘forgiveness is relieving pressure,’ but how does one understand forgiveness has been received? I pondered how forgiveness is the opposing force to guilt and how guilt is the burden of...
by Monk Anchorwind | 28 Jul, 2021 | Dear Diary |
Dear Diary, I wrote previously, ‘Hope is the mechanism for meaning.’ Through this concept we call ‘hope,’ we convert motivations and aspirations into actions. We may not always believe the outcome of our actions will yield consequences...
