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from Martina Navratilova
"Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people."
We all must admit that our secret inner attitudes are often cruel, attacking, judgmental, and harsh. The ego seems to find its energy precisely by having something to oppose, fix, or change. When the mind can judge something to be inferior, we feel superior. We must recognize our constant tendency toward negating reality, resisting it, opposing it,... See more
Nonviolence Is an Act of Love
Being good at reciprocity means knowing your friend well enough to know what kinds of things will contribute to them feeling loved and valued.
Kat Vellos • We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
In the words of John Maxwell: “The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.” But this works only if you actually complete each loop, so keep your commitment realistic. There’s no point in making a three-month commitment if you give up after a few days.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
“Clarity is the elimination of mental clutter.
Agility is the elimination of physical clutter.
Tranquility is the elimination of spiritual clutter.”
Agility is the elimination of physical clutter.
Tranquility is the elimination of spiritual clutter.”
jamesclear.com • 3-2-1: On Eliminating Clutter, Reinventing Yourself, and Unity | James Clear
Peace counts as progress.
Beauty is unanswerable, in a poem as much as in a woman.
G. K. Chesterton • The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books]
Wonder is a word to wonder about. It contains a mixture of messages: something marvelous and miraculous, surprising, raising unanswerable questions about itself, making the observer wonder, even raising skeptical questions like, 'I wonder about that'. Miraculous and marvelous are clues; both words come from an ancient Indo-European root meaning... See more