self reliance
21 best ideas in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay on Self Reliance (via justin murphy)
Most people do not trust their own beliefs. The essence of genius is simply to trust yourself—to infer that whatever seems most true in your heart is most true in reality—and for everybody else, too, despite whatever they may claim.
There is hardly anything more painful
Think about rituals each season to celebrate the arrival of spring or the harvest, think about rituals of gratitude and abundance each day to remember where our food came from or who was involved in cultivating the earth.
Ecological belonging is living in an ongoing interconnected relationship with ourselves, each other and our broader natural world... See more
Ecological belonging is living in an ongoing interconnected relationship with ourselves, each other and our broader natural world... See more
Ecological Belonging
As unpredictable as it is, this is a revolutionary time. One in which you can make the world fit you, instead of trying to fit into the world. People will always get up on stages and sit behind desks to tell you how things are. But they will never be able to tell you how things can be. That part’s on you to determine.
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how to feign your life is together
have a signature accessory, clothing piece, make up look, or hair style
have a fragrance. make your hair scents and lotions match your perfume
it’s okay to dine alone. bring a book or people watch.
love your hair. research the best brands for your hair type and use masks weekly.
your nails don’t need to be fancy, but k
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every morning i wake up and get my coffee and i recite in my head this excerpt from ‘invitation’ by mary oliver: “it is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world,” and i just say it over and over again until it sticks to my mind for the rest of the day. it is a serious things. i am alive. i am so lucky. this fresh m
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Excavate the truth beneath the truth beneath the truth —
the deeper you go, the simpler it gets:
the longing, love, insecurity, rage, loss —
all of it part of the same fabric,
all just a story
emerging from the quantum foam.
Move through the world
knowing that everyone around you
is doing the best they can,
that humanity is capable
of th
lay out intentions like paving of ease in future. “i’m going to have fun in class tomorrow,” “when i got for a walk i’m going to see so many beautiful things,” “i’m going to have the most cozy night tonight,” “i’m going to be very present with my friends on wednesday,” etc. see how easily the moment adapts. it’s like a little spell to set yourself
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