helen
helen.

politics riles me up. the moment i see a post in support of a specific politician or a specific narrative, it gets me going.
this is my problem.
i am working to be more understanding and more accepting.
everyone is free to buy into whomever and whatever makes them shake. freedom is also freedom of thought. my opinion of your opinion is not one that needs to see daylight or a biological stress response.
this is my problem.
i am working to be more understanding and more accepting.
even as i type this, a little voice narrates a different message of ignorance and laziness.
i do not need this fight. political arguments are an almost immediate activation of ego and identity. i do not need to provoke this. i do not need to feed this monster.
i need to be more understanding and more accepting.
and in this effort, my reactions will become less severe and i can swim more often in equanimity.

2024-10-07 13:47:42

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you, too. ❤️

2024-10-07 03:09:46

i believe in freedom end sentence goodnight

2024-10-06 15:27:42

as with all behavior, balance is key.

2024-10-06 03:39:32

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ponyo.

2024-10-06 03:25:52

good night. dream sweetly.
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2024-10-05 19:44:48

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one of my favorite quotes... ❤️

2024-10-05 14:02:27

yogas citta vrtti nirodhah
yoga is the mastery of patterns in the mind.
yoga is the cessation of habitual thought.
yoga is the calming of your internal waters.

2024-10-05 03:05:56

good night ❤️ have sweet dreams of beautiful places and impossible skies.

2024-10-04 03:06:56

the physical world is a finite image of the infinite realms.
good night. xx

2024-10-04 02:59:15

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🤯 🫶

2024-10-03 19:57:14

the first ever self help book i went through twice was the artist's way. it is more about finding your creativity than fixing your childhood hurts, which i found to be a great entry into healing. my current one is mirror work by louise hay (haaaay!.) which is difficult and rewarding. my favorite passive one is women who run with wolves.

2024-10-03 19:53:14

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🤘❤️

2024-10-03 03:18:23

good night, sweet dreams.
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2024-10-03 03:11:44

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i had not thought to until reading this, but perhaps i shall... so far, so good.

2024-10-02 15:04:06

i want this to be a positive and optimistic and thoughtful social account, so trying to frame this properly...
politicians are players, the game is rigged, the government is too far gone.
opt out.

2024-09-27 16:22:12

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woof.

2024-09-26 00:15:00

meditation is the only intentional systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else.
jon kabat-zinn

2024-09-24 18:33:26

to have faith without wisdom increases ignorance

2024-09-23 22:03:06

in our lives, the point is not to follow our hearts, it is to train our hearts.

2024-09-21 13:47:51

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the phantom tollbooth.

2024-09-20 03:27:39

“Silence is essential. We need silence, just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.”
thich nhat hanh

2024-09-19 13:04:11

the morning sun is on the rise, it's time to open weary eyes. the farm is full of sleepy heads. let's help our friends get out of bed.

2024-09-17 20:27:43

whatever we frequently think and ponder upon, that will become the inclination of our minds.

2024-09-17 14:24:20

without the fear of heights, there can be no appreciation for the beauty of high places.

2024-09-16 18:02:46

without mindfulness we simply are acting out all the habit patterns of our conditioning.
joesph goldstein

2024-09-14 17:33:23

good morning, i love you.

2024-09-13 15:38:43

it does not serve anything to insist your consciousness is anything other than it is.

2024-09-12 14:08:51

yoga is the attainment of that which was previously unattainable.

2024-09-11 14:45:30

atha
and now
something came before this
something came before this breath
something informed this moment, this body, this life
but it does not need to dictate what comes next
atha
and now
every breath is a beginning
every moment is an opportunity
every pause
holds possibility
and i decide
and i decide
and i decide
atha
and now
changing
growing
perfect
atha
and now
let go
let go
let go
atha
and now
and now the practice of yoga begins.
and in the next breath, it can begin again.

2024-09-10 14:26:06

atha yoga anushasanam

2024-09-09 13:48:01

everything is as it must be