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It's easy to love yourself and others when everything is peachy. What about when mistakes are made or when things are rocky? Maybe that's when we need (to give and accept) love the most. Today I take it back to basics: I am grateful for a roof over my head, a comfortable bed to sleep in, and for the trust that I have in this beautiful world even when the voices (fears) in my mind may try to speak over it. (at Cafe Gratitude Santa Cruz)

~ Rainier Maria Rilke 🌸🌀 (at Joshua Tree Park)

For my 26th birthday I am giving myself the present of giving no fucks. I have the word "unconditional" tattooed on my arm to remind me to love unconditionally (myself and therefore others), to be unconditionally accepting and mindful of the present moment, and to listen to my damn heart (and not society), unconditionally. It's really a lifelong, everyday practice. And I've certainly failed, hard, often. And that's okay. Actually, it's not okay- it's rad. Because you can't fail at something unless you try. And trying takes courage, vulnerability and strength. And honestly- I thought I'd be sad that this is like the 16th birthday I wanted to lose weight on and other various life-isn't-exactly-how-I-want-it-to-be-likes. But I wasn't. I'm gifting myself the present and practice of no fucks. I just want to experience life. Right here, right now. Gratitude is abundance and happiness is a state of mind. I am enough because I am giving myself permission to be. Here's to living. Here's to pizza at midnight and salad for breakfast, to sleeping in real late and waking up for a sunrise yoga class the next. Here's to midnight skinny dips and an Ivy League degree. Here's to less fucks, more living. 📷 @elenabrower

It's amazing how much the ocean can teach us about life, love, & letting go, how to appreciate the beauty of mystery and darkness even when it's scary. (at Beach In Spanish River Park)

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If you could go anywhere in the world right now would it be to a “where” or to a “who”?

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Vitality The documentary of the night :D A provocative look at the broken medical system in America and how our definition of health is skewed. This movie takes us through a journey into LIFESTYLE and teaches us basic things we can do every day that can enhance our health. The mechanistic model of a pill for an ill or replaceable body parts has proven to be ineffective and burdensome. Vitality is a look at how our bodies can thrive given the right inputs and habits. It is funny, punchy, and very informative. It teaches the viewer practical pearls while layout out a model for healthcare that is sane and far less expensive than the one we have today. Vitality is the future of medicine and the world-renowned experts in this film show us the how and the why. It is more than merely the absence of disease- it is being able to live life fully and thrive.

#vitality #health #healthcare #medicine #preventativemedicine #nutrition #happiness #learning #documentary #love #hope #gratitude #mindfulness #stress #mentalhealth #psychology #yeyy

Pablo Picasso once said, "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." It's no surprise, then, that many people around the world use art as a means to deal with stress, trauma and unhappiness – or to just find greater peace and meaning in their lives. If you're curious about what art therapy has to offer, you can try out some of these great solo exercises at home to help nurse your mind, body and soul back to health. If you like the experience, you can also seek out professional art therapy treatment in your area.

#therapy #art #arttherapy #love #happiness #mentalhealth #mindbodyspirit #picasso #meditation #health #wellness #exercise #paint #create

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Nobody will protect you from your suffering. You can’t cry it away or eat it away or starve it away or walk it away or punch it away or even therapy it away. It’s just there, and you have to survive it. You have to endure it. You have to live through it and love it and move on and be better for it and run as far as you can in the direction of your best and happiest dreams across the bridge that was built by your own desire to heal.

Cheryl Strayed (via wwwsally)