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“Rather than running from my agony, I had to sit … and sit … and sit … with it. The long fingers of anxiety gripped me and shook me to my core. In many ways, it sucked. But overall, the experience offered me access to a new place deep within myself: a place of peace.”

— MeiMei Fox on Vipassana 10 day silent meditation. (my feelings exactly)

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“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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“Our practice is to cultivate good seeds in the soil of our mind, knowing that they will mature and bloom in their own time.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

February 25, 2018 <3

#abeautifulcompositionofbroken #rhsin

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A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.

Frank Zappa (via wordsnquotes)

He has a theory that we are attracted to people who look like us, that’s why so many people look like their significant others.

Maybe it’s because we want to find ourselves in someone else...and so in a way, when we love that person, we are also loving ourselves.

When I am loving you, I am loving me.

#love #relationships #selflove

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To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

Oscar Wilde (via psych-quotes)

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Until we have met the monsters in ourselves, we keep trying to slay them in the outer world. And we find that we cannot. For all darkness in the world stems from darkness in the heart. And it is there that we must do our work.

Williamson, Marianne. Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness And Making Miracles. (via wordsnquotes)

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The most valuable moments and experiences that life has to offer are found only along its most treacherous paths.

Augusten Burroughs, This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can’t (via wordsnquotes)

The Nightmares Will Stop

For as long as I can remember, the nightmares have always poured in like a running faucet…I get them so often, they’ve become normal to me. A normal dream to me is feeling out of breath, alone, and running for my life.

But they will stop. Here is where they will end.

A few months ago when I finally hit rock bottom and found myself lying on a cold and hard hospital bed, I promised myself that if I made it out, I would start living selfishly. I would start living for myself.

Every morning during the five days that I spent in the hospital, I’d wake up and stare out of the window at the end of the corridor. Every morning, I’d remind myself, “Your life is out there waiting for you but you can only go back if you want it.”

So here’s the declaration that is long overdue for you, MV. The nightmares will stop…today, tomorrow, and the next.

Let’s start living the life we deserve.

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The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.

Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (via wnq-anonymous)

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To heal, you must learn to be alone.

b.p, writing prompt #32: write about healing (via wnq-writers)

When my trauma is triggered, it feels like having an uninvited/unwanted guest. It hits me like a slap to the face, mocking me, “you thought I was gone, didn’t you? Nope, still here...always will be.” Each time feels like the first. It’s a scar that always feels like a fresh wound. I know this is what I have to live with but knowing that doesn’t make it any easier. I can only hope to continue to be strong as I sit with my unwanted guests when they arrive. Fortunately, nothing in life is stagnant. This too shall pass.