beautiful yoga

breathe. sleep. feel. love. live. eat. make art.

[browndresswithwhitedots]

“People always talk about the good things love brings into our lives when we are lucky enough to find someone very special. But what about the people, whether we love them or not, who bring beauty into our lives, sometimes on a daily basis? The photos they send us, ideas they discovered and want to talk about, a poem or song that broke their heart that they just had to share with us. Sometimes I think beauty-bringers are more rare and in their way, more wonderful than the ones we love. Why? Because frequently loved ones have needs, demands and wish lists that can conflict with our own. In contrast, the actions of beauty-bringers are generally selfless — they only want you to see, hear, know…these new great things they encountered; things that made their world bigger, brighter, fuller, more exciting. They want you to have them too. Rarest of all is when one of those beauty bringers just happens to be the one we love.”

— JONATHAN CARROLL

[jjyoga]

“I think one of the reasons why people have pets, particularly dogs and cats, is because living with them allows us to give our truest, most honest love without having to worry about being rejected or hurt in return (as well as the other painful consequences that can come with loving another human being). Love your dog and it will love you back unreservedly. It will never manipulate your affection or devotion. It will never misuse it against you or for its own gain; never wield it as leverage to get some thing or someone else. Show a pet true love and it will “only” love you back to the best of its ability– no games, no power plays, just gratitude and appreciation. Jonathan Carroll”

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[jessieyoga]

“Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye with nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence, and nothing else."

[jessieyoga]

Perhaps the problem is not the intensity of your love but the quality of the people you are loving.

Warsan shire

[jessieyoga]

On death ....

[jessieyoga]

Some days are for falling in love with people; some days are for loving life and hanging out in cities; others are for quietly withdrawing from the world, and relishing the pleasure of your own company

[jessieyoga]

I like people too much or not at all.

Sylvia Plath

[jessieyoga]

· Something is wrong, I know it, if I don't keep my attention on eternity. ... May I stay forever in the stream," - Mary Oliver, Blue Iris.

[jessieyoga]

In life there are only a small number of people who we choose to keep in our hearts. Over the years a lot come in and go out— lovers, friends, family… Some of them hang around for a while, and some want to stay even after we order them to leave. But only a handful, no more than two handfuls if you are very lucky, are welcome forever.

Jonathan Carroll

[jessieyoga]

let me live, love and say it well in good sentences.

[jessieyoga]

I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say, ‘Because of you I didn’t give up.

[jessieyoga]

The way to love someone is to lightly run your finger over that person’s soul until you find a crack, and then gently pour your love into that crack.

[jessieyoga]

I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

Sylvia Plath

[jessieyoga]

Learn to listen to the stories that your body holds .

[jessieyoga]

When they were together he used to call her a “fear bakery” because too frequently she used some ongoing—usually trivial—worries, concerns, or obsessions as ingredients to bake yet another fresh hot loaf of alarm which she then devoured, making herself semi-miserable. He believed she lived in a self-created world of what ifs?’ that kept her almost constantly on edge.

Jonathan Carroll from Played your Eyes

[jessieyoga]

Finding happiness in life is sometimes like finding treasure at a seedy looking junk shop. You go into the store not to find anything, but more just to pass the time before the movie starts, or a friend makes you tag along because they need to buy a cheap bed for their new dog. But then amazingly, amidst all the sad looking coats and lamps that don’t work, the bad paintings of waterfalls, and wilted Halloween costumes of characters on forgotten TV shows, there it is! You cannot believe your eyes. You walk over to it slowly, almost afraid it will disappear before you get there. But no, it’s real — you have it in your hand now. You try it on and it fits perfectly and it costs nothing and the day, the place, the time, the moment all just became golden. JONATHAN CARROLL

[feel-better-yoga]