You always own the option 

of having no opinion. 

There is never any need 

to get worked up or to trouble your soul 

about things you can't control. 

These things are not asking 

to be judged by you. 

Leave them alone.

- Marcus Aurelius -

 

A New Consciousness

 

Do not let 

the bitterness 

steal your sweetness.

- Iain S Thomas -

 

 

 My entire life 

can be summed up

 in one sentence:

 things didn’t go according to plan.

- Unknown -

 

 

 

 Forget about how you think things "should" be.

 There is no such thing as "should" in the universe.

Only in our minds.

 

 

 we stumble and get up,

 we are sad, confident, insecure,

 feel loneliness and joy and love. 

There is nothing more; 

but I want nothing more 

- Christopher Hitchens -

 

 

Anxiety 

 

is your body's way 

 

of trying to protect you.

 

Just breathe. 

 

This will pass. 

 

- Tiny Buddha - 

 

 Il y a quelque chose

 de plus fort

 que la mort,

 c'est la présence des absents, 

dans la mémoire des vivants. 

- Jean d'Ormesson -

Gary Bunt Busy-Doing Nothing

 

 Poetry

 is a sort of homecoming.

 - Paul Celan -

 

 

Your strength 

does not come 

from what you can do. 

It comes 

from overcoming something 

you never thought you could.

- DrShawn.com -

Group of Frogs | Short Motivational Story | Short Story #163 | English |...

 

 

 

Whatever it is in yourself you fear the most, 

 

that you must face.

 

 There's no escape 

 

- hiding in spirituality, drink, drugs etc

 

 With honesty, gentleness & compassion

 

 there is nothing to fear 

 

How else would you expect

 

 to ever be free at ease at peace,

- Joyful Awareness -

 Words

 are like pillows: 

if put correctly

 they ease pain.

- James Hillman -

 

MERIDY VOLZ PAINTING

 

Because of the routines we follow, 

we often forget that life is an ongoing adventure...

and the sooner we realize that, 

the quicker we will be able to treat life as art: 

to bring all our energies to each encounter, 

to remain flexible enough to notice and admit 

when what we expected to happen did not happen. 

We need to remember that we are created creative 

and can invent new scenarios

 as frequently as they are needed.

- Maya Angelou -

 

 

 

Let go mentally 

of all conditioning, 

 of all objectivity.

Still your mind. 

Make your mind placid, like a motionless lake. 

Then reality comes of its own accord.

 Get rid of the notion, 

that I am the body, or mind, 

or the doer 

and then everything will happen by itself. 

- Robert Adams -

 

 

Affirmation of the Day:

 I take responsibility for my own happiness. 

I show up for myself daily. 

I love every part of me, unconditionally.

 I do not fear change, I rise to every new opportunity it provides.

 I continue to choose peace in each moment.

 The more I release, let go, and let flow, the more abundant and free I become. 

I got this.

 

 

 

 when there are mountains, 

I look at mountains 

 

when there is a rainy day,

 I listen to the rain

 

- Santoka -

 

Stephen Fry's tips for dealing with mental health.

 

 

Hoe weet jij wanneer je een slachtofferrol aanneemt? 

Als we de rol van slachtoffer spelen:

1. Reageren we onbewust op alles.

2. Creëert onze geest voortdurend situaties vol angst of zorgen.

3. Denken, interpreteren en analyseren we (in onszelf of op iets buiten onszelf gericht).

4. Ontkennen we wat we voelen (alles is in orde, er is niets aan de hand…).

5. Onderdrukken we onze emoties (door verstarring, verkramping, spanningen en ziekten).

6. Hebben we de neiging ons in te laten met dramatische situaties en dramatische personen.

7. Praten we constant over wat ‘wel’ en ‘niet’ moet.

8. Klagen we over onszelf en anderen.

9. Oordelen we over iets of iemand, bekritiseren we iets of iemand en beschuldigen en verwijten we anderen.

10. Spelen we situaties uit het verleden steeds opnieuw in gedachten af.

11. Vinden we het heel moeilijk om te vergeven en houden we oude wrokgevoelens in stand.

12. Willen we wraak nemen en ‘schulden innen’.

13. Grijpen we terug op ons pijnlijke verleden als we in het heden moeten handelen of beslissingen moeten nemen.

14. Zijn we bang voor de toekomst en voor wat die voor ons in petto zou kunnen hebben.

15. Herhalen we voortdurend in onszelf wat we zullen doen of zeggen.

16. Zijn we ons niet bewust van het heden en negeren we het volledig.

- www.inspirerendleven.nl -

 

 

@JureYurko -Tuscany 

 

Er is maar één leraar 

HET LEVEN ZELF 

 

 

 Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. 

At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called 'the love of your fate.'

 Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, 'This is what I need.' 

 It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge... 

- Joseph Campbell -

 

Smiling is free.

 Fasting is free. 

Reading is free. 

Learning is free. 

Gratitude is free.

 Exercising is free. 

Meditating is free. 

Loving others is free. 

Walking in nature is free. 

The best things in life are free.

 

 

 

 Until we have begun to go without them, 

we fail to realize

 how unnecessary many things are.

 We've been using them

 not because we needed them 

but because we had them.

- Seneca -

 

 

 

 consciously enjoy 

being who you are 

in the present

 

 

 

Western medicine will have you thinking 

medicine comes only in pill form. 

But true medicine is so much more. 

It’s sunlight. 

It’s forgiveness. 

It’s intimacy. 

It’s nature.

 It’s being seen and understood. 

It’s love shared.

 

 

 

Courage doesn’t mean 

you don’t get afraid. 

Courage means 

you don’t let fear stop you.

- Bethany Hamilton -

@JureYurko - Tuscany

 

 

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. 

It's never your fault.

 But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

  Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life

 

 

 

@cormac_mcginley

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

 All is temporary

 like a sandcastle. 

Build it, 

tend it,

 enjoy it.

 And when the time comes, 

let it go.

 

 

 

 Suffering

 is not holding you, 

you are holding suffering.

 

 

 

 

 

 The present moment is the substance with which the future is made. 

Therefore, the best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment. 

What else can you do?

- Thich Nhat Hanh -

© Luciano Lamioni

 

 

 Aging is no accident.

 It is necessary to the human condition, intended by the soul.

 We become more characteristic of who we are simply by lasting into later years; the older we become, the more our true natures emerge. 

 Thus the final years have a very important purpose:
the fulfilment and confirmation of one’s character'.

- James Hillman -

 

 

HE WHO ANGERS YOU 

CONTROLS YOU 

 

 Ben Bulben Sligo - photographer unknown

 

 

 

 

Er is geen weg naar eenheid

Er is alleen maar eenheid

- Erik van Zuydam -

 

 

 

 You cannot save anyone.

 You can be present with them, offer your groundedness, your sanity, your peace. 

You can even share your path with them, offer your perspective. 

But you cannot take away their pain.

 You cannot walk their path for them.

 

 

 

 Unpopular truth: 

 The person you spend the most time with in your life is yourself. 

This means that beyond anyone else, you have the most opportunities to cause yourself tension or peace. 

The shape of your emotions really comes down to how you react in your mind.

- Yung Pueblo -

 

 

 

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