#difficulties

[philosophybits]

Speak and act well and you will get out of any difficult situation.

Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom

[vladymir555nyeto]

A harsh environment to grow in, much like the human experience 🌱

[artcorneratthetopofthestairs]

Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach; ''Per Aspera ad Astra'', 1900.

[palatinewolfsblog]

"The real problem of humanity is the following:

We have Paleolithic emotions,

medieval institutions,

and godlike technology."

- E. O. Wilson

The Human Condition (for my old Friend @acommonloon ).

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

"When you encounter difficulties, the feelings and stories that arise in reaction are just that, feelings and stories. They are whirlwinds of confusion, based not in what is happening now but in deeply held beliefs about you and your relationship to the world. Let them swirl- leaves in the wind. Sometimes you fall back into them and lose touch with the present, but a moment of recognition always comes. Right then, come back to your body, come back to your breath, and rest. The confusion, the stories and the feelings are still there. They continue to swirl, but you are not lost in them."

~ Ken McLeod, 'Reflections on Silver River, teachings on Tokmé Zongpo's 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva' (Ian Sanders)

[dabiconcordia]

“Language is a labyrinth of paths. You come from one side and know the way; you come from another to the same place and no longer know the way.” ― Ludwig Wittgenstein

[thepersonalwords]

Madness is loving the unsolvable puzzle of your soul and replacing the lost pieces with my own.

Shannon L. Alder