#Practice Self-Compassion

[mihran12]

Becoming a Better Version of Myself: 4 Simple Steps That Make a Big Difference

Life is a constant stream of change, and as time flows, we should evolve along with it, should always striving to embrace the opportunity to become a better version of ourselves. If you’re like me, you’ve probably pondered about becoming a better version of yourself. Well, good news: the path to personal growth doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, I’ve discovered four simple steps that have…

[thepersonalquotes]

It's is not enough just to follow your heart. Use it in every breath and in each step. Meet and greet everyone with it. Put it into all you do, every dish you eat and all you create. Then your life and those of those you come into contact with will be truly rich - beyond material and transient things.

Rasheed Ogunlaru

[i-cast-zone-of-truth]

So something I really like is how Thich Nhat Hanh defines love in Teachings On Love (I mean, it’s Buddhism, but that comes in a lot of varieties, many of which center concepts differently than this one, etc).

Any way. Pretty much the first thing he does in the book is explain The Four Immeasurable Minds: love, compassion, joy, and equanimity. None of those are defined exactly the way i’d have thought, from a culturally Christian perspective. And in more than one of them he stresses the importance of understanding the beloved. In fact, to the point that understanding is a PREREQUISITE to being able to love someone at all well. And seeking that understanding as a skill that can be cultivated.

What I’m getting at is: the more Zhuo Yichen understood Zhao Yuanzhou, the more he loved him. Even more so, the more Li Lun understood Zhao Yuanzhou, the better he was able to love him. Zhao Yuanzhou, although he came at his new friends with a lot of benevolence, hurt them by assuming about them instead of trying to understand. And that’s really real. (Wen Xiao was miles ahead of everyone with this skill).

I’ve tended to think, ok if I love someone I’ll want to understand them. But it’s really turning out to be that understanding is necessary for love that feels like love to the other person to be possible in the first place.

[mindfulness-matters]

try to be curious, not concerned. when your anxiety rises again, ask yourself: ‘so what? what would be the worst that could happen? I stutter and get nervous? big deal. I have nothing to fear. let it happen, whatever it may be.’ by accepting the possibility of a negative outcome and being okay with it, you no longer give the fear of anxiety any power over you. over time, your anxiety will become powerless.

[dyingroses]

Person who doesn’t think they should be happy/ doesn’t believe they can becomes mentor and decides they’re gonna work to become happy/not hate themselves so they can teach their mentee and others how to and slowly it starts to work and they understand that they deserve to be happy and are a good person

(like i know being good at other people’s problems and not your own is a thing, but i think what you preach can start to wear off on you a little)

[grimgoregrimoire]

While you tear yourself down, take a moment to think; there are people scraping their knuckles trying to bulid themselves in your image.

[stellerssong]

ok sorry the OTHER thing about lucienne is like. as previously stated she is dream's handpicked emissary from the waking world to the dreaming she's the diplomat in chief she's the translator she's the bridge. because the dreaming is, in a very real way, dream's own psyche, this is tantamount to giving lucienne a tremendous degree of access to his interiority and by transitive property also tantamount to entering into a deeply emotionally intimate relationship with her (unimportant for the purposes of this post whether that relationship is platonic or romantic).

now, in general, looking at the pattern of dream's close emotional relationships—dream doesn't share himself with people as a rule (beyond the access that all things that live have to the dreaming; but i'm talking about his self here, the one he doesn't like to acknowledge he even has), but when he does share with people, it's with people who have some shadow on the soul, so to speak. just looking at attested relationships in show canon, his deepest emotional connection seems to be with death, who embodies the duality of light and dark even better than he does himself. calliope is the muse of epic poetry—heroism and tragedy—and also bears the sort of divine pride that led her to cut dream off for hundreds or thousands of years when he wronged her. the less said about that other guy, the better, but he's no sunshine-rainbows-unicorns type—he's a soldier of fortune, a bandit and a killer, a man who profits from the sale of human life. even best bird matthew, in comix canon, had a sordid past that will maybe be partially retconned for the show but has still been gestured at.

dream likes the complicated ones. he's drawn to them. they speak to something in him that he won't acknowledge in himself (he has to be Whole, fully integrated, without reservation, because he is the king and he is the dreaming and if the dreaming ain't whole then the universe is in trouble—but he feels that ache nonetheless).

all that is to say: when people try to portray lucienne as dream's Designated Well-Adjusted Neurotypical Friend, i begin to harm and maim.

[wisterianwoman]

How to Regulate Your Nervous System for a Balanced Life

[uninen-art]

血雨探花 ❁ Crimson Rain Sought Flower

[mutalune]

I woke up at a reasonable time I contacted my realtor I picked out houses to look at this weekend I set up an appt with my mortgage person I did my dishes I did my laundry I took out the piles of trash/empty boxes/etc I decluttered every surface in my apartment I dusted I picked up so much junk that was on the floor I put clothes away I shoved a lot of stuff into boxes and put the boxes in a closet/corner/etc I cleaned my water bottle I cleaned the bathroom I cleaned the window and window sill that I use for late night moody gazing time I fed myself I reviewed my finances I brushed my cat

and I finally feel 72% less overwhelmed by life than I have in ages

All of this is stuff that has been needing done for a long while and somehow I’m supposed to manage these things while also working every day? I’m never going to manage that man I’m going to have to build in “get my life together” staycations into my work time off from now on which is. A bit annoying as that means I have less time off to use for fun things like ACTUALLY GOING ON VACATIONS and doing fun things but I will adjust my life as I need to remain sane because I will love myself and meet myself where I’m at instead of trying to force me to be a way that I’m not 😙

And now. It is 5PM. I have worked enough today. It’s now edible + sudoku + bob’s burgers time baybeeeee 😎

[georgiasedify]

Abandonment

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Abandonment can be a deeply painful experience, both emotionally and spiritually. From a spiritual perspective, it often represents a loss of faith and trust. This loss is not just in others, but sometimes in a higher power or the universe itself. This feeling of being left behind or betrayed can lead to a sense of desperation and rejection. However, it’s important to remember that these…

[compassionmattersmost]

Comforting the Ego Through Self-Inquiry: A Gentle Path into the Mystic

The Tibetan teaching that the ego is a belief in a separate self with no inherent existence aligns perfectly with the process of self-inquiry. As we engage in the practice, the recognition that the ego has no independent reality allows it to gradually dissolve. What remains is the awareness that transcends the illusion of separation—the true nature of the Self. For many years, I’ve engaged in…

[aro-culture-is]

Romance favorable aro culture is being a little sad that you won't get to meet someone who you'll have a fairytale ending with becuase you don't really fall in love. I'm still upset that I dont

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[mountain-sage]

THREE METHODS ON THE PATH

SELF SURRENDER

Where we surrender completely to God. It means that you have no life of your own. You surrender completely and totally everything to God. Totally Every part of your life goes to God "Not my will. but Thine*It means, every decision that you have to make is left up to God. You give your mind to God, totally, completely. absolutely. And that leads you to Self Realization.

MINDFULNESS

Becoming the witness Watching yourself continously Watching your thoughts, watching your actions. Not trying to change anything or correct anything Just observing.

SELF ENQUIRY

Asking yourself To whom do these troubles come?

To whom does this karma come? To whom does this suffering come? It comes to me. Well, what is

'me'? Who am 1? Where did the I come from?

Following the "I to its source You give nothing up You just become aware of what you're doing. You become a conscious being You become conscious of your actions You become loving compassionate gentle to all people

Robert Adams

[mindfulness-matters]

you can’t really control how you feel. this is the mistake that people make when they experience anxiety. the more you try to control it, the more you’re feeding it. this will be a neverending battle that will only lead to more anxiety, and it might spiral out of control. so the key is to let it be. be gentle with yourself and allow yourself to feel what you’re feeling.

[shamelesslyimpurrfect]

Yesterday was day 90 of meditating daily. I have been finding it hard to make posts because of newly trying to balance my self care (physical, mental), school, social life, family life, etc. But, something I never forget to do or push aside is meditate. I'm so glad I started when I did because now it is something I look forward to. Some days I will even do it twice lol

It is hard to explain in words as to how my body and mind act and feel when I meditate but it is something like this: my fears/anxieties may arise for a second, but I am able to remind myself that those are just stories and that I want to enjoy a moment of peace. It gets easier and easier the more I do it (and the longer I do it, I find the better the effects)

It is a time in my day that I spend with myself that is nonnegotiable. It allows me to see clues and reflect without me even having to try because there are no distractions, my brain just automatically jumps to intrusive thoughts which I can catch and either let go of or turn into a positive.

Anyways yap yap yap.... university is okay so far, I'm basically just getting deja vu from that one semester I did in high school except everyone looks super old instead of super young lol... I do miss my cat a lot though... one thing I'm really nervous for is my chemistry lab and I have no clue why.. every other class and my anxiety is the usual lol but, I do my first lab Friday and I am telling myself that I'm gonna go with the flow and enjoy my time and soak up all the information I can... I can feel genuine joy and passion that wants to break free from the anxiety but is still a little bit scared but the only other choice besides going is fail chemistry, not get my degree, and never get my dream job of working in a lab because I let the fear get to me so i. HAVE. TO.

This is all just me experimenting and faking it till I make it and learning how to not give a fuck because yes, already lots of weird and awkward and uncomfortable things have happened, but IM STILL HERE and i have also experienced good things sooooooo u win some u lose some. Let's just keep fuckin goinggg because what choice do we have. Make it fun though- hope everyone is well