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Tag Archives: self-control
Train your thoughts
One thought can lie at your feetthe next thought, devour you Train your thoughtsor they will train you © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, Buddhism, Christianity, contemplation, depression, Food addiction, haiku, meditation, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, Spiritual strengthening exercises, spirituality, writing
Tagged contemplation, meditation, self-control, training
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For the passion-prone person
Learning how to use the brakes is spiritual work that allows you to be a much better driver © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, meditation, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged anger management, anxiety, contemplation, fury, help, help me, meditation, self-control, self-discipline
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Anger, focused and unfocused
Focused anger: Precision sword Unfocused anger: Slaughter © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged anger, contemplation, focus, fury, meditation, self-control, self-discipline
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The Leash Request
When anger inflames my heart and I go blind, be that leash so I do not walk off cliffs © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, Food addiction, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged anger, blindness, compassion, leash, rage, self-control, Self-restraint, wisdom
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Entertaining thoughts
You have no control over what thoughts knock on your door but it is only you who opens © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, Food addiction, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged contemplation, meditation, self-control, wisdom
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Trust in slowness
Trust in slowness trust in trusting rhythm trust in the breath © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Feminine God, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged breath, contemplation, healing, intention, meditation, self-control, slowness, writing
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Incident – or – First Responders
You cannot help if Anger is the first to respond but if left unchecked, it can refuse access to others who are trying to assist: Compassion Wisdom Strength and Resilience: it will easily take over, but without the requisite skills … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry
Tagged anger, compassion, resilience, responder, self-control, wisdom
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Nursing
If you nurse your anger like a child at the breast not only will it grow, but it will turn on you as is its nature © Meisaan Chan
Entertaining thoughts
You have no control over what thoughts knock on your door but it is only you who opens © Meisaan Chan
Posted in God speaks poetry, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry
Tagged contemplation, discipline, meditation, self-control, thoughts
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In training
Be a samurai with your mind © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged contemplation, discipline, humility, meditation, samurai, self-control, strength, warrior
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