“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)
“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)
“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
“A victory over oneself is a bigger and a better victory than a victory over thousands of people in a score of battles. Those who have achieved victory over other people can be defeated in future battles, but those who have achieved victory over themselves become victors forever.”
Dhammapada, A Calendar of Wisdom (Page 101)
“When you are in company, do not forget what you have found out when you were thinking in solitude; and when you are meditating in solitude, think about what you found out by communicating with other people.”
Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar of Wisdom (Page 100)
“When people talk about “living the dream” they generally don’t mean having a conversation with a talking crow or giving a speech in the nude. Rather, they mean making life choices that aim to satisfy their true desires, and not simply accepting the choices made for them by circumstance.”
Stuart Mangrum
“Criticizing is easy and fast. Creating is difficult and slow. The two hours you spent on a book or movie usually took two years to produce. Anyone can tear down someone else’s work. The true test of insight is whether you can help them improve it or build something of your own.”
Adam Grant, Twitter