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“One of the finest results of meditation is the increased gap between stimulus and response. That gap before I react gives me time to notice my habitual patterns and sometimes even decide whether to stay a slave to them or break loose.”

— Brent R. Oliver, “I Take Refuge in the Humor” (via dharmarainbow)

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“One of the most powerful teachings of the Buddhist tradition is that as long as you are wishing for things to change, they never will. As long as you’re wanting yourself to get better, you won’t. As long as you have an orientation toward the future, you can never relax into what you already have or already are. “One of the deepest habitual patterns we have is to feel that now is not good enough. … We don’t quite give ourselves full credit for who we are in the present. … ”[T]he basis of this whole teaching is that you’re never going to get everything together. … There isn’t going to be some precious future time when all the loose ends will be tied up. … One of the things that keep us unhappy is this continual searching for pleasure or security, searching for a little more comfortable situation, either at the domestic level or at the spiritual level or at the level of mental peace. … “Many people feel wounded and are looking for something to heal them. To me it seems that at the root of healing, at the root of feeling like a fully adult person, is the premise that you’re not going to try to make anything go away, that what you have is worth appreciating. But this is hard to swallow when what you have is pain. … “If there’s some sense of wanting to change yourself, then it comes from a place of feeling that you’re not good enough. It comes from aggression toward yourself, dislike of your present mind, speech, or body … giving up hope is the most important ingredient for developing sanity and healing. … "As long as you’re wanting to be thinner, smarter, more enlightened, less uptight, or whatever it might be, somehow you’re always going to be approaching your problem with the very same logic that created it to begin with: you’re not good enough. That’s why the habitual pattern never unwinds itself when you’re trying to improve, because you go about it in the same habitual style that caused all the pain to start. … "If you’re going to be fully mature, you will no longer be imprisoned in the childhood feeling that you always need to protect yourself or shield yourself because things are too harsh. If you’re going to grow up–which I would define as being completely at home in your world no matter how difficult the situation–it’s because you will allow something that’s already in you to be nurtured. You allow it to grow, you allow it to come out, instead of all the time shielding it and protecting it and keeping it buried.”

— Pema Chödrön, “Abandon Any Hope of Fruition,” Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living (Shambhala Publications, 1994), pp. 101-105. 

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Time is the most valuable asset that you can invest into creating the kind of lifestyle you want to live and the longer you wait the more likely you are to be exactly where you are today in a year from now👿 ✨ There is no such thing as tomorrow - you might die in your sleep or get hit by a bus - the point is you only have today and that’s what you can start with💪🏽 ✨ Starting today doesn’t mean rushing things but it means taking action on the small steps necessary to create your vision and it’s exactly this process that will create the bigger vision over time and consistent action🤙🏽 ✨ You only have today. Use it or regret what you could have done this time next year💪🏽 ✨ #successminded #successfullife #entrepreneurship101 #businessquotes #startuptips #entrepreneurtips #entrepreneurmind #motivation101 #mindsetiseverything #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #inspirationalquotes #motivationdaily #inspirationalwords #mindsetmastery #mindsetchange #growthmindset #besuccessful #keytosuccess #hustlequotes #entrepreneurspirit (at Frankfurt, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3meCNtnVda/?igshid=157677r0c5drq

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“It’s surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others.”

— Sydney J. Harris (via purplebuddhaquotes)

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Wow...you truly feel how I feel. This post has really inspired me to go on ahead and speak my truth to the world.. I don't wanna be selfish knowing that sharing my story can help another individual going through the same challenges I am going through. I hear that little voice in my head like what are you waiting for? Struggling to let go of perfection. I have so much to express I fear I won't make sense to people, I feel I will stumble on my words and the biggest fear of em all having so much knowledge and wisdom to share and afraid of not being heard. Nobody has time to "listen" anymore. So why bother? #TuesdayThoughts

Beauty in the Breakdown

Nowadays it seems like everyone on social media is in the business of only projecting their wins and never their losses. How can people truly identify with your story? How can someone be inspired by your success but not know your struggle. I’m guilty of “trying” to project this persona that I’m always unbothered, I’m happy 100% of the time but that’s not true. I have good & bad days. Days where I just want to isolate myself from everyone and everything. Then there’s times where I could scream Beyoncé songs all day, and bake 1000 cupcakes with love. Self reflection & meditation have brought much needed clarity to my life. In just little over a year facets of my career was stressing me out, I was cheated on, my confidence in myself dropped, my mom no longer wanted a relationship w/me, I fell out with my best friend, I was robbed, I had to see a therapist for insomnia/anxiety issues, I was taking sleeping pills to escape reality, and the closest person to me broke my heart, threw me in the trash, and crushed my spirit without even blinking…wheew chille the struggle! I’ve been through so much in just a year, but shyed away from owning my story. Which in a way might’ve been selfish because I don’t know who that could’ve helped if I had opened up about it. I was always taught to never look like what you’re going through (which in some ways I agree with). However, is being “unbothered” a good coping mechanism? How would someone be able to self identify with your story if they don’t know it? “There’s beauty in the struggle”. A line by my favorite rapper J. Cole. How would I be able to love his music so much if he never rapped about what he went through and is currently going through? There is beauty in authenticity. There is beauty in how you handle your struggles. That’s how you grow, that’s how you learn, and that’s how people are truly inspired…

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Tomorrow is my son's b'earthday! 🤣🎃🎈🎉🎁

TOMORROW IS HALLOWEEN!!!

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But they value our lives even less

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Reading a book as soft music plays in the background, a candle lit, and soft fairy lights is one of the best ways to end the night.-A

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I literally love being at home! In my own space! Comfortable! Not surrounded by people!

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I LOVE IT

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“To have someone understand your mind is a different kind of intimacy.”

— Unknown (via syntacked)

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“Intuition is real. Vibes are real. Energy doesn’t lie. Tune in.”

— (via kushandwizdom)

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“All I want is books. Books and rain. Rain and books. That’s all.”

— Juansen Dizon

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anyone else fucking LOVE BEING IN BED???