Pious S
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Pious S
The way we show up in the world is a direct byproduct of the way we take care of ourselves. That elusive thing we call confidence or charisma or ease, is essentially an unspoken answer to the question of: Have you prepared enough for this moment to not think of yourself at all during it?
Have you taken good enough care of yourself such that you can... See more
Have you taken good enough care of yourself such that you can... See more
Isabel • Confidence Comes From Taking Care of Yourself
“It is not half so important to ‘know’ as to ‘feel’. If facts are the seeds of the senses that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions are the fertile soil in which seeds must grow”
—Rachel Carson. (The Sense of Wonder)
—Rachel Carson. (The Sense of Wonder)
sticky pretty nonsense
The Chinese symbol for crisis 危机 is composed of two elements: one signifies danger and the other opportunity.
Not knowing how near the truth is, people seek it far away.
Hakuin Ekaku
Hakuin Ekaku
Quote from Hakuin Ekaku
“I have a theory that the moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. I have tried this experiment a thousand times and I have never been disappointed.
The more I look at a thing, the more I see in it, and the more I see in it, the more I want to
... See morePay particular attention to the moments that take your breath away—a beautiful sunset, an unusual eye color, a moving piece of music, the elegant design of a complex machine.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
We die to each other daily. What we know of other people is only our memory of the moments during which we knew them.
T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot