“To feel sufficient, to be satisfied with what we have: Chisoku in Japanese. Of course, by some measures, there’s never enough. We can always come up with a reason why more is better, or better is better, or new is better or different is better. Enough becomes a choice, not a measure of science. The essence of choice is that it belongs to each of us. And if you decide you have enough, then you do. And with that choice comes a remarkable sort of freedom. The freedom to be still, to become aware and to stop hiding from the living that’s yet to be done.”
Seth Godin, Blog
“the inward movement can be summarized as follows: we observe ourselves, we accept what we find without judgment, we let it go, and the actual release causes our transformation.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 107)
“the more love
in my body,
the less harm
my body can do.”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 83)
“People involve themselves in countless activities which they consider to be important, but they forget about one activity which is more important and necessary than any other, and which includes all others things: the improvement of their soul.”
Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar of Wisdom (Page 109)
“Make 3 Types of Content: Your audience is filled with people in different stages of familiarity with your brand and products. To speak to your cold, warm, and hot audience create content specifically for them. Cold audience: Showcase your expertise and help them solve problems. Warm audience: Explain what you do, who you serve, and how you’re different. Hot audience: Share proof that you’re awesome and give them a reason to buy now.”
Katelyn Bourgoin, Why We Buy (Email)
“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)
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“reminder: you can love people and simultaneously not allow them to harm you”
Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 39)