No matter how difficult a state of mind you may find yourself in,
if you hold firm,
eventually the floating clouds will vanish
and the withering wind must cease
Dogen
Hold firm
Tag: balance
Less
I wish more people knew that healing the nervous system is about being still.
Laying in the sun. Being present while you eat your food. Listening to the sounds of nature. Letting your imagination run wild.
Instead of more routine, the body needs less.
Dr Nicole LePera.
Do Justice
You will never be able to experience everything.
So please, do justice to your soul
and simply experience yourself
Albert Camus
Fixed expectations
Your definitions of desirable and undesirable, as well as good and bad, all come about
because you have defined how things need to be, in order for you to be OK
Michael Singer
Magic
The magic that is needed to create or sustain anything is within all of us.
Our magic is unique to us,
and it is not distributed evenly or fairly, but it is within all of us.
Martha Graham, 1894 – 1991, American dancer and choreographer.
Claim the joy
This is a real discipline. It requires choosing for the light even when there is much darkness to frighten me, choosing for life even when the forces of death are so visible, and choosing for the truth even when I am surrounded with lies.
The reward of choosing joy is joy itself. Living among people with mental disabilities has convinced me of that. There is so much rejection, pain, and woundedness among us, but once you choose to claim the joy hidden in the midst of all suffering, life becomes celebration. Joy never denies the sadness, but transforms it to a fertile soil for more joy.
Henri Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son
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