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)
don't run away from heavy emotions honor the anger; give pain the space it needs to breathe this is how we let go ~ Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 17)
when we disconnect from our pain we stop growing when we are dominated by our pain we stop growing freedom is observing our pain letting it go and moving forward (middle path) ~ Yung Pueblo, Inward (Page 11)
Inward [Book]
Book Overview: From poet, meditator, and speaker Yung Pueblo, comes a collection of poetry and prose that explores the movement from self-love to unconditional love, the power of letting go, and the wisdom that comes when we truly try to know ourselves. It serves as a reminder to the reader that healing, transformation, and freedom are possible.
Post(s) Inspired by this Book:
5 Deep Life Questions, Answered—An Excerpt from Inward by Yung Pueblo
28 Poetic Quotes from Inward by Yung Pueblo on Healing, Pain, and Love
“Your true self does not speak in words or banal phrases. Its voice comes from deep within you, from the substrata or your psyche, from something embedded physically within you. It emanates from your uniqueness, and it communicates through sensations and powerful desires that seem to transcend you. You cannot ultimately understand why you are drawn to certain activities or forms of knowledge. This cannot really be verbalized or explained. It is simply a fact of nature.”
Robert Greene, The Daily Laws (Page 115)
“Everyone weighs sleep against other priorities. This plasticity is what gives scope for the individual to be exploited, by herself and others, as sleep’s nonessential component is eroded. Sleep inequalities persist because their consequences can be deferred – but they cannot be deferred indefinitely.”
Jonathan White, Aeon
