Wake Up!
But no matter how long we discuss the question “What should I do?” there is no conclusion. You must just be here. “Here” doesn’t mean Minneapolis or San Francisco. “Here” means right now.
Dainin Katagiri, Steve Hagen (Editor) • You Have to Say Something: Manifesting Zen Insight
I wonder how much “morning stillness” will effect your day. As in, if you wake up and constantly jump into your thoughts, notifications, and distractions, does that scatter-upon-waking effect just kill your force for the day? And if you instead watch your thoughts, let them pass, set intentions, and log, log, log, will the day be better?
Of course it sounds as if it were the most abject fatalism to have to admit that I am what I am, and that no escape or division is possible. It seems that if I am afraid, then I am “stuck” with fear. But in fact I am chained to the fear only so long as I am trying to get away from it. On the other hand, when I do not try to get away I discover that
... See moreAlan Watts • Wisdom of Insecurity
When I am waking up—whether because of the alarm going off, the sunlight shining on my face, or the dog jumping on the bed—I notice that I am no longer sleeping but becoming conscious. Through repetition, I have trained myself, in this in-between state, to recognize that I actually get to wake up this morning. Awakening each day is not something I
... See moreMary Morrissey • Brave Thinking: The Art and Science of Creating a Life You Love
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
Ryan Holiday • The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
I am awake to my good, and gather in the harvest of endless opportunities.
Florence Scovel Shinn • The Complete Works of Florence Scovel Shinn (Dover Empower Your Life)
You think you need to wake up. You don't. All that has to occur is for you to recognize yourself as what you truly are.
Fred Davis • The Book of Undoing
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