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It is a great mistake to confuse physical strength, dominance, violence, vulgarity, or brutality with masculinity. Masculinity is emotional stability, undaunted integrity, quiet courage, humility, generosity, and capacity for enduring love, or it is nothing.
Dee Hock • Autobiography of a Restless Mind: Reflections on the Human Condition Volume 1
Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth. Real devotion is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded, and intelligent.
Sogyal Rinpoche • The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: Revised and Updated Edition
“…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 moreyears ago someone suggested using the word devotion instead of discipline and I swear it’s the only reason I am so committed to the things that I love ~ bc devotion is an act of love ~ while discipline feels like an act of force
viendasubstack.comsometimes the most important thing we can do is let ourselves stay blurry. to be unbranded, unpositioned, undone for a while. because real self-knowledge is a slow, unmarketable process. and the lost feeling might just be the first sign that you’ve finally stopped performing someone else’s idea of a good life.