Words & Spirit

no one is you and that is your power.

[a-kuri]

[quote-book]

[wnq-anonymous]

It’s not really letting go of the past that is the problem. It is coming to terms with letting go of a possible future that will never be. That is the struggle. The mind wants to keep its fantasies. Even when they are wrong, unhealthy, dangerous, or even cruel. To let go of the past you must let go of the future and live in the present.

Anonymous (via wnq-anonymous)

[justbeingnamaste]

“The harmony of the world is made manifest in Form and Number, and the heart and soul and all the poetry of Natural Philosophy are embodied in the concept of mathematical beauty.” 

~    D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

[wnq-anonymous]

22 Things Only People With Social Anxiety Would Understand

You “know the drill.” People all around you are smiling, laughing, talking, and enjoying each other’s company, but you can’t force yourself to participate – you have social anxiety. But while you are feeling so alone, you should understand that your condition is shared by one out of every ten people in this country.

So, here’s a little exercise. As you walk down the street today or tomorrow, count off the first ten people you pass by; one of them probably has social anxiety too. The other thing you need to know is this: you are not crazy – some of your thoughts are irrational, yes, but so are the thoughts of impulsive people and billionaires at times. None of us is immune to them.

Nevertheless, you have specific issues that no one else can really understand, and here are the most common things.

Keep reading

[freeman43]

Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.

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[jfef]

[hplyrikz]

Clear your mind here

[freeman43]

Breath is the bridge that connects life to consciousness, the bridge that unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.

[theworldisworthagif]

[freeman43]

(Steen Thottrup) Kinda feels like the wind is trying to tell us something here.....

[beifongkendo]

The Buddhist ‘Heart sutra’, calligraphy by shodo artist Nagata Mitsuru.

[freeman43]

“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

[freeman43]

“My imagination functions much better when I don’t have to speak to people.” ~ Patricia Highsmith

In February this year I made an important decision. I have a life where I am almost always on call. Always connected and reachable. Always busy. Even though I work for myself and love my work, and I certainly don’t work every hour of every day, I had reached a point where I was doing some kind of work every day.

So this year I decided to make a change and designated Sunday as my unplugged day.

I made some simple rules for this unplugged day:

no work

no blogging

not even a skerrick of work

no social media

no checking emails

no checking my phone

no surfing the net

no games on my phone or tablet

no saying yes to invitations out of duty or obligation

no answering my cell phone (only family, close friends and neighbours have our home phone number)

no time at the mall, or shopping or doing other ‘duties’

I admit that it was awkward at first. I was jonesing to check my emails. Or my facebook feed. Or to use my time to catch up on work.

And I did an awful lot of sleeping on my first few Sundays off.

Did I mention the guilt at not being productive?

But after a month or so I settled into having this space just for me and my loved ones. I began to look forward to Sundays. And this is what I discovered:

I began to hear and know my own voice again

I slept better

I began to remember who I was before I got so busy

My priorities changed

My garden got some love

I enjoyed being with my partner rather than resenting him for constantly interrupting my work, or feeling guilty for setting aside work to be with him

During the work week I found myself refreshed and ideas came more easily

There was time for me to do the things I love

There was time to do nothing, if that was what I felt like doing

I began to dream about my future, and to make plans more aligned with my soul energy rather than just a business blueprint

My creativity began to flow again

I began to take better care of my health

I let go of relationships that I’d held on to because of duty or habit or fear of loss

I felt better about myself and my place in the world

I became more content with myself and my life

I was more confident in my decision-making

I connected more deeply with nature

I connected more deeply with my creative projects

I lost interest in constantly checking social media on days other than Sunday

I became more aware of time wasters in my daily life

I needed less stuff and less stimulation

I became more mindful

I began to see relationships more clearly once I got a little thinking space. I saw that some needed more love and time, and others were draining me while giving me nothing in return.

I created more and consumed less

I felt happier

I began to perceive myself differently

My life began to flow better and all manner of synchronicities occurred, or maybe I was just in the space to finally notice them

I read more

I napped and felt good about napping

I began to understand that one unplugged day wasn’t enough and began creating stronger boundaries in my daily life

Enough time has passed now that I am confident in recommending a totally unplugged day to you too. You might be equally surprised and satisfied with your own outcomes.

Love & Light 

[freeman43]

“You can accept or reject the way you are treated by other people, but until you heal the wounds of your past, you will continue to bleed. You can bandage the bleeding with food, with alcohol, with drugs, with work, with cigarettes, with sex, but eventually, it will all ooze through and stain your life. You must find the strength to open the wounds, stick your hands inside, pull out the core of the pain that is holding you in your past, the memories, and make peace with them.” ~ Iyanla Vanzant

[freeman43]

“hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic…”

[freeman43]

The simple but powerful gesture of placing our two hands together in front of our hearts when we greet or acknowledge others (namaste mudra) speaks without words of the magic of union. Two hands coming together: the left and the right, the sun and the moon, the ha and the tha, the self and the other. This is the gesture that describes yoga: union, the ultimate truth.

— Sharon Gannon

[bleeply]

new year reminder: don’t be so hurt by the thought of people being disinterested in you. you’re better off working to impress yourself rather than putting all your strength in impressing others