Acceptance
“Slowness is not glamorous. No one claps for stillness. No one hands out medals for saying, “Actually, I’d like a little less right now.” The world does not reward softness. It rarely understands it. But I am glad I do.”
“…balance isn’t about choosing one over the other, but allowing and making space for coexistence: softness and strength, discipline and grace, effort and flow.”
“…devotion is the highest form of self-reverence. devotion is what transforms discipline from a rigid obligation into a deeply personal commitment—one rooted in care, intention, and an attentive understanding of your own needs. while self-love is the foundation, self-reverence is the elevation—the act of honoring yourself so fully that your choices
... See more“Sometimes I wanna feel the pain, and we twirl around in smoke rings, singing along like it’s our national anthem.”
“The faster life moves around you — until everything blurs — the harder it becomes to stay grounded in your goals.”
To test an idea, you must build it. You can’t rely on the abstract – you have to bring it into the world to play with it feel it and only then can you judge whether it’s worth pursuing or not
Christa Nicholson • The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
A quote from The Art of Stillness
