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roxanacarrera

always remember this:

each of us gives and receives love differently.

inthelilikois

Always remember.

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Reflection

I don’t post on here as much anymore. Every now and then, however, I like to come back and look at all my content, whether posts, reblogs, drafts, or likes. The younger, naive me who spent countless days and sleepless nights on here would be so proud of the woman I am today.

I wish I could go back in time and comfort her, tell her to stop stressing, to stop worrying, to stop wishing she could change the things she could not. To stop creating drama out of nothing, to stop looking for problems when there were none. To have sooner let go of a boy who took advantage of her constantly and made her felt like she was worth nothing. If only she had known she’d finally be graduating college with a degree in her passion. That she’d hold internships with two of the most respected companies in the music industry. That she would be with the most incredible man she deserved for two years and counting, and he would treat her right more than she could ever imagine. That everything was going to be just the way she dreamed it would be.

But that’s all a part of life, and through everything, she grew and she learned her lesson. And I thank Tumblr for being a place anyone can always come back to, because through the sad times she went through, there were things that made her incredibly happy and inspired here as well. Thank you, Tumblr.

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purplebuddhaproject

When we look back, at the time of death, the experience of this life will seem like a dream. And—just as with our nighttime dreams—it will seem useless to have put so much effort into it. The fear we experience in a dream is gone when we wake up; feeling afraid was just an unnecessary exertion of effort causing us to lose sleep! When we look back on our lives at death, the amount of time we spent in hesitation, aggression, ignorance, selfishness, jealousy, hatred, self-preservation, and arrogance will seem like an equally useless exertion of energy. So be able to regard all of these illusory thoughts and concepts as dreams. Within this illusory existence, what, if anything, is the logic behind any stubbornness, distraction, hesitation, or habitual emotions of aggression, desire, selfishness, and jealousy? What is the use of holding on to these useless emotions within impermanence? Impermanence is the nature of everything.

Khandro Rinpoche in

Buddha’s Daughters: Teachings from Women Who Are Shaping Buddhism in the West

, page 139

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kushandwizdom

I feel everything so deeply. I’m not content unless it’s raw, sincere and passionate. I need lucidity but I crave clandestine encounters. Not everyone has the patience to embrace somebody like this and I’m learning that it’s okay.