Reminders for myself

Thumbnail of Psalm 27:1-2 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the

instagram.com • Psalm 27:1-2 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the

But once we leave the world of institutions, permissioning shifts dramatically. Our life becomes a series of checkpoints demanding self-permission-ing—that is: allowing yourself to do the thing. Or: telling yourself that you are ready. If you keep waiting for permission from some external source long after anyone is responsible for giving it to... See more

Isabel • on being ready

Casting people in our lives as villains is another flavour of putting them on a pedestal: it bypasses our need to see them as regular, vulnerable human beings. We get to feel safe in our idealizations while the other bears the weight of having a false reality projected onto them.

Heidi Priebe 🏃‍♀️ is in motion x.com

Nothing wrong with grandiose "help all beings" and "save the world" ambitions. But helping the actual beings around you right now is a great place to start.

Michael Taft (simulation)x.com

Sahil Bloom • Tweet

Don’t rely on someone else to give you what you need. Choose what nourishes you every day. See how strong you become when you remember that love is just reassertation, choosing something over and over. Do it one more time & watch mundane repetition become something transcendent.

Ava • how to avoid half-heartedness

Four signs of trance:

Obsession
Judgement
Addictive behavior
Speed

When we are doing these things, we are running away from the present, running away from the life of our bodies, running away from our hearts.

And as long as we are running away from the wilderness in here, which can feel angsty, we are also running away from the place where we can feel

What causes anger, stress is that things don’t go the way we expect them to. This time, expect that things will go wrong. And accept it. Expect your partner to be less than perfect, expect your friends to let you down, expect plans to go awry, expect people to be rude, expect colleagues to not do their share, expect the glass to break. And accept... See more

The glass is already broken - A Thinking Man

two questions to ask when facing a crossroads decision 1. what is my deepest desire here? really get under it, into your body, feel it, for the soul. which decision brings me closer towards that desire? 2. which challenge do I have the capacity for to take on right now? look at this with as... See more

Maria Falbo x.com