Jelita Clough
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Jelita Clough
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
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
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
“An artist has got to be careful never really to arrive at a place where he thinks he’s AT somewhere. You always have to realize that you’re constantly in a state of becoming. And, as long as you can stay in that realm you’ll sort of be alright.”
— Bob Dylan
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
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)
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?