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    “healing ourselves isn’t about constantly feeling bliss; being attached to bliss is a bondage of its own. trying to force ourselves to be happy is counterproductive, because it suppresses the sometimes tough reality of the moment, pushing it back within the depths of our being, instead of allowing it to arise and release.”

    Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 81)

      “There is great power in honoring the reality of our current emotions—not feeding them or making them worse but simply recognizing that this is what has arisen in this present moment and that this will also change. When we create this space within ourselves—a space of calmness that is undisturbed by the storm—the storm tends to pass more quickly.”

      Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 81)

        “a hero

        is one who heals

        their own wounds

        and then shows others

        how to do the same”

        ~ Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 74)

          “Catastrophization ends up distracting us from the long-term systemic work we signed up to do. It’s a signal that we care about what’s happening right now, but it also keeps us from focusing on what’s going to happen soon. The best way to care is to persist in bending the culture and our systems to improve things over time.”

          Seth Godin, Blog

            where do good decisions come from?
a calm mind

how can you measure your peace?
by how calm you stay during a storm

how do you know if you are attached to something?
because it creates tension in your mind

where are the greatest revolutions fought and won?
in the heart

do you know why you are powerful?
because you can change the future

~ Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 67)

              “a real sign of progress is when we no longer punish ourselves for our imperfections.”

              Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 53)

                letting go

                doesn’t mean forgetting;

                it means we stop carrying

                the energy of the past

                into the present

                Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 49)

                  “reminder: you can love people and simultaneously not allow them to harm you”

                  Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 39)

                    if you measure

                    the length

                    of your ego,

                    it will equal

                    the distance

                    between you

                    and your freedom

                    Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 31)

                      “what we face internally is a microcosm of what humanity faces globally—this is why growing our self-love is a medicine for our earth”

                      Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 30)

                        an apology to past lovers:

i wasn't ready
to treat you well

i didn't know love
was meant to be selfless

i didn't know my pain
had control over my actions

i didn't know how far away
i was from myself
and how that distance
always kept us miles apart

(blind heart)

~  Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 23)

                          “Spiritual effort and the joy that comes from understanding life go hand in hand like physical exertion and rest. Without physical exertion, there is no joy in rest; without spiritual effort, there can be no joyful understanding of life.”

                          Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar of Wisdom (Page 105)

                            “Be attentive to what you do; never consider anything unworthy of your attention.”

                            Confucius, A Calendar of Wisdom (Page 105)

                              “sometimes deeper mental clarity

                              is preceded by great internal storms”

                              Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 21)