#l r knost

[lillyli-74]

Life doesn't always get better. But you do. You get stronger. You get wiser. You get softer. With tattered wings you rise. And the world watches in wonder at the breathless beauty of a human who survived life.

~L. R. Knost

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

" When life feels too big to handle, go outside. Everything looks smaller when you're standing under the sky. "

- L.R. Knost

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[kamala-laxman]

Do not underestimate the power of gentleness because gentleness is strength wrapped in peace, and therein lies the power to change the world.”

― L.R. Knost

[julesofnature]

"Gentleness is not weakness. Just the opposite. Preserving a gentle spirit in a heartless world takes extraordinary courage, determination and resilience. Do not underestimate the power of gentleness because gentleness is strength wrapped in peace, and therein lies the power to change the world." ~L. R. Knost

[palatinewolfsblog]

"Big connections are created when big people care about the little things that matter to little people." L. R. Knost.

[lightofraye]

“Tell your story. Shout it. Write it. Whisper it if you have to. But tell it. Some won't understand it. Some will outright reject it. But many will thank you for it. And then the most magical thing will happen. One by one, voices will start whispering, 'Me, too.' And your tribe will gather. And you will never feel alone again.” ~L.R. Knost

Art by Sooj Mitton

[infinitedonut]

"... gentleness is strength wrapped in peace ..."

― L.R. Knost

[jeanchrisosme]

Ne te fais pas petit. Pour personne. Si quelqu’un te dit que tu es trop… trop bruyant, trop sensible, trop féroce, trop attentionné, trop intellectuel, trop optimiste, trop réaliste, trop logique, trop émotionnel… souris simplement et passe ton chemin, mon ami. Clairement, ils ne sont pas assez pour toi.

L. R Knost

[radical-revolution]

The ability to see the yin and yang in any moment that reveals our sense of wholeness. Instead of fixating on avoiding the pain, or being too guilty to take in the joy, we can open our minds and hearts and be in touch with it all. Being that connected to ourselves allows us to feel connected to one another. It returns us to what is intact within us, the capacity for love that we can rely on when so much is disrupted. Amid the chaos of our days, without at all denying the suffering, we can also look for the compassion that does exist in this world. We can look to the people who help and be inspired by their actions. Then, holding that inspiration alongside the honest recognition of suffering, we have the strength and the energy to once more, if only for today, get out of bed, to once more, if only for today, continue to try, and once more, if only for today, leave room for the possibility of interest, connection, resilience, and love in our lives.

As L. R. Knost—founder of the children’s rights advocacy and family consulting group Little Hearts / Gentle Parenting Resources—says: "Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful, it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That’s just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life."

— Sharon Salzberg

[thekristen999]

"Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again.

And in between the amazing and awful, it’s ordinary and mundane and routine.

Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary.

That’s just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life."

L. R. Knost

[altaredspaces]

Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you. - L. R. Knost

[bensoy]

Everyday in a hundred small ways our children ask 'do you see me?' 'do you hear me?' 'do I matter?' their behaviour often reflects our response - L R Knost

[lillyli-74]

And just when the darkness became too much to bear and the struggle too hard, the light broke through and the caterpillar emerged a butterfly delicate but unbroken, wild and gentle, finally free to spread its lovely wings and fly away on the wind.

~L. R. Knost

[kamala-laxman]

Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break, and all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.” — L.R. Knost

[julesofnature]

When life feels too big to handle, go outside. Everything looks smaller when you’re standing under the sky. ~L. R. Knost

[a-path-by-the-moon]