sometimes we just need a reminder that the universe hasn’t forgotten about us.
— anna, dear friend and forever the optimist
100 tips about life, people and happiness
pretty much spot on. some highlights:
13. get used to feeling stupid. it’s a sign of growth.
35. scare yourself a little bit every day. it will expand your inner map.
57. your stories are both more and less interesting than you think.
71. find your voice.
80. address small problems. they will become big problems.
81. dress like a cooler version of yourself.
86. find mentors. just don’t call them that.
95. the best conversations are had side by side, not one in front of the other.
99. courage is a learned skill.
my mid-afternoon chai (a daily affirmation)
i take what i need.
today i need courage. today i need passion. today i need healing. today i need strength. today i need freedom.
i take all of them. wholeheartedly.
what do you need?
(Source: riskeverythingfearnothing, via moonlightrainbow)
someone recently gave me a copy of the tao te ching. for the next year, every 4 days i’m going to read a page, ponder and absorb. this first one already has me in an interesting inquiry. here’s a snapshot:
free from desire, you realize the mystery.
caught in desire, you see only the manifestations.
yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same source.
this source is called darkness.
darkness within darkness.
the gateway to all understanding.
stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. stress is an ignorant state. it believes that everything is an emergency. nothing is that important. just lie down. ― Natalie Goldberg
a teacher… is one who opens the door to other people’s experience of themselves.
— biff mitthoeffer, nosara yoga institute. in other words, you are your own teacher. trust it. value it. be it.
i find the presence of children cultivate both deep seeing, and present moment awareness within. they live in the present. they live for the moment. they have a lot to teach us.
all the world is here.
it is there.
it is everywhere.
all the world is right where you are.
now.
this excerpt and photo are taken from the children’s book all the world by liz garton and marla frazee. <3 it!
if it comes from the heart, it will speak to the heart.
— from one of my lovely teachers.
leap and the net will appear.
— what’s stopping you? be bold. go for it. and leap. happy leap year.
