“Most people walk the earth unaware that they are not seeing with their eyes. Instead, they are seeing with their emotions, and often these emotions are just the echoes of their past hurts. Many fall into cycles of projection where they are taking their inner roughness and emitting it out into the world. Deep healing and emotional maturity begin when you turn your attention inward. The ability to see yourself as you move through the ups and downs of life, without running away or suppressing your feelings, enhances your understanding…”
Yung Pueblo
“Brainstorm some answers to these questions:
- Which activity makes you the most money per minute?
- Which activity delivers the most excitement per minute?
- Which activity creates the most connection per minute?
- Which activity provides you the most laughter per minute?
And which activity is the best blend?”
James Clear
“There are many elements of living a good life, but the first and most foundational is to love yourself and enjoy spending time with yourself. Go do things on your own so you learn to trust your mind and view it as a welcome companion. If someone declared, ‘Tomorrow you must spend the day alone’ the hope is that you would reply, ‘That sounds like a good day!’ The person who is at ease within finds every other space larger and more enjoyable.”
James Clear
Focusing on inner peace can give you stability, adaptability, maturity, self-awareness, mental clarity, better decision-making, the power of choice instead of impulsiveness and much more, but it does not give you an external environment that no longer has challenges or a mind that is void of all negativities.
Yung Pueblo
“Queen Elizabeth inherited the monarchy. Marcus Aurelius was selected for the purple as a boy. But it wasn’t the throne that made either of them kingly, it was their behavior. They were what the ancients called first citizens, for their character as much as their rank. As Marcus said, his aim was never to be the most powerful king, never to conquer the most territory, or build the most beautiful buildings. Instead, he was after ‘perfection of character: to live your last day, every day, without frenzy or sloth or pretense.’ It just happens that wonderful external accomplishments, like those achieved by Elizabeth and Marcus, can come out of internal endeavor. They are not the goal, they are the byproduct.”
Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny (Page 283)
“Inner peace is not something you assemble externally; it is a perspective in your mind that is anchored in the truth of impermanence. When you deeply understand that all situations change, you cling to everything less. You appreciate the things that are enjoyable, and you are not troubled when they end. You face challenges when they arise, but you know that no storm lasts forever.”
Yung Pueblo
