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he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
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Jar Jar Binks Fan Club
YOU ARE THE REASON
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@thethoughtsofastephen
…to relearn astonishment is to break through the dull habit of taking existence for granted. By shifting identity away from the busy ego and resting as pure, silent awareness, the ordinary world transforms back into a radical, shining miracle of consciousness.
“The background of awareness is the true Self.
The awareness, that appears to wake up in the morning, is the true Self.
The awareness that is looking through your eyes now is the true Self.”
—Michael Langford
many such cases
Some is better than none. Some is better than none. Some is better than none. Walking for three minutes, is better than nothing. Drinking a glass of water and eating a snack, is better than nothing. Wiping down the counter, is better than nothing. Small things are not nothing. Small things are not nothing. Small things are not nothing. You don’t have to achieve grand things if all you’re capable of right now is the smaller things. They are still achievements. Don’t do nothing just because you don’t think you’re capable of doing bigger things, just do something you’re capable of today. 
Long Deep Breathes Into your Heart Space. That’s where all the answers are. That's where the light is. That’s where your connection to Source is.
Kedi 2016, dir. Ceyda Torun
Grounding technique, center of the earth
Look. The way you ask for a refill?
Sometimes, what you need to do is literally ask for a refill. I know that can be scary and upsetting and requires you to be willing to be vulnerable, but please consider two things:
One: if what you want to do is be able to fill other people's cups, you can't fill from an empty cup. You literally can't do the work if you're emptied out. You need to do this so you can help.
Two: for the people that love you, the people that really matter, you aren't imposing on them by asking for a refill. This is one of the things I really internalized from coming home to Judaism: when someone asks me to help them, they're giving me the opportunity to perform a mitzvah. No matter your belief system or outlook, I think we can probably all agree that being given an opportunity to be more awesome is pretty great.
So ask. Here are a few scripts you can try.
"Hey, I am...
... having a bad day.
... really struggling.
... really hurting because of the state of the world.
... having a hard time focusing on positive things.
... feeling emptied out.
Could you please help me? I could really use...
... some company.
... to hear about something beautiful you saw today.
... to hear some good news.
... to see a picture of your pet.
... to be told something you like about me.
... to be reminded of something I do that you like.
... your silliest new meme.
... to go for a walk with you.
... to hear about your favorite show.
... a hug."
I have genuinely never asked my friends to love me a little bit louder and gotten anything but an outpouring of support.
People love you and want to take care of you. All you have to do is give them an opportunity and maybe tell them the best way to love you right now.
I need to share this.
I need to remind people they too can ask me for a refill.
We are stronger together.
From Adam Serwer's "Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong" (Gift Link)
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."
Well that's a banger of a line
A Trifecta of Practice
The view is the path
Be present. Surround yourself with the people who surround you. Let go of all the historical baggage. Be simply where you are, as you are: a unique moment within the ongoing flow. Be Presence.
Be attentive. Deliberately employ your other senses. Drink deeply of the whole river but let it flow. Pay little-to-no attention to the chattering madman in the back; it’s mostly just more brain shit. Be Awareness.
Be spacious. Allow the mind to relax and remain like a mirror, open and receptive, simply reflecting the world exactly as it is. Let it All just come-and-go. Understand and share in the interconnectedness of it All. Be Reality.
Love is not selective, just as the light of the sun is not selective. It does not make one person special. It is not exclusive. Exclusivity is not the love of God but the “love” of ego. However, the intensity with which true love is felt can vary. There may be one person who reflects your love back to you more clearly and more intensely than others, and if that person feels the same toward you, it can be said that you are in a love relationship with him or her. The bond that connects you with that person is the same bond that connects you with the person sitting next to you on a bus, or with a bird, a tree, a flower. Only the degree of intensity with which it is felt differs.
Eckhart Tolle
