Happy winter solstice to you! Ever since I was a child I felt that these days, the solstices were special days and that they should be celebrated in some way. I find peace in being very carefully about what I take in to my consciousness and then just saying hello to my anger, not fighting my anger. It is important to acknowledge and give thanks to our anger because our anger is trying to protect us. Like you said we just can’t be controlled by it, we must acknowledge it and allow ourselves to feel, then we can make some peace within ourselves and not allow anger to eat us up.
Well said. Anger is like fire, it can warm us, it can sustain us, it can fuel creativity, and it can burn us if not managed with respect for it's power.
To me, peace is awareness followed by action. Like seeing the awful truth of something, taking a deep breath in then out, and deciding what I can actually DO about the situation. Sometimes, the answer is only to take care of myself and my family. Go for a jog, chop some vegetables, call my sister or a friend. Other times, I write about it. I might even alchemize song lyrics. Sometimes it's as simple as noticing my posture and breathing. Either way, it is healing.
For me, just wanting to know the truth is a practice of peace. Since I was born on one of the days with the least amount of light, I feel that I was already prepared to "be the light" and "see the light"!
.."If peace were something you could buy we would all be listening to the Grateful Dead, or maybe Bob Marley, just don’t read too much into that bit about shooting the sheriff. Get it, there would be peace if we could just effectively outlaw the other political party. Surely keeping the people from voting for Trump will make for peace. Go on another retreat and talk about Buddhism. For peace in the workplace you will go through this struggle session. Mindfulness, so that you can do this sociopathic corporate thing without feeling any cognitive dissonance about it.".. this is so spot on.
Happy winter solstice to you! Ever since I was a child I felt that these days, the solstices were special days and that they should be celebrated in some way. I find peace in being very carefully about what I take in to my consciousness and then just saying hello to my anger, not fighting my anger. It is important to acknowledge and give thanks to our anger because our anger is trying to protect us. Like you said we just can’t be controlled by it, we must acknowledge it and allow ourselves to feel, then we can make some peace within ourselves and not allow anger to eat us up.
Well said. Anger is like fire, it can warm us, it can sustain us, it can fuel creativity, and it can burn us if not managed with respect for it's power.
Finally catching up to this one after my AZ trip!
To me, peace is awareness followed by action. Like seeing the awful truth of something, taking a deep breath in then out, and deciding what I can actually DO about the situation. Sometimes, the answer is only to take care of myself and my family. Go for a jog, chop some vegetables, call my sister or a friend. Other times, I write about it. I might even alchemize song lyrics. Sometimes it's as simple as noticing my posture and breathing. Either way, it is healing.
For me, just wanting to know the truth is a practice of peace. Since I was born on one of the days with the least amount of light, I feel that I was already prepared to "be the light" and "see the light"!
Wishing you well, Hunter.
You too.
Edward Abbey used to say, the only cure for melancholy is action.
Happy belated Solstice to you. Again a great essay. Onward to the new year.
Happy Solstice, brother.
You too my friend
Anger can be useful -- if you need a surge of adrenaline. I used caffeine boosted anger to write half my posts.
Anger not used is dispiriting. This is why I limit my intake of ongoing news and talk radio. Getting worked up to do nothing is DEmotivating.
As for commodity peace, it's free on SomaFM: https://somafm.com/synphaera/
Yes, the point is not to avoid anger, instead to not be controlled by it, rather embrace it and to learn to use it's power constructively.
.."If peace were something you could buy we would all be listening to the Grateful Dead, or maybe Bob Marley, just don’t read too much into that bit about shooting the sheriff. Get it, there would be peace if we could just effectively outlaw the other political party. Surely keeping the people from voting for Trump will make for peace. Go on another retreat and talk about Buddhism. For peace in the workplace you will go through this struggle session. Mindfulness, so that you can do this sociopathic corporate thing without feeling any cognitive dissonance about it.".. this is so spot on.