Thomas Unterkircher
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Thomas Unterkircher
Let yourself be exactly as you are. Ridiculous, magnificent, tender, utterly human. What is a practice even for, if it doesn't bring us into contact with that?
Jeff Warrensubstack.comyears 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.comIn meditation, you may feel loving or calm. If so, wonderful — enjoy. Or you may feel annoyed or self-conscious. Also no problem. If these latter occur, have a sense of humor about the backfiring hilarity of this meditative situation, and send that sense of humor down and into your black, black heart. Compassion by another name. There's always a wo... See more
Jeff Warrensubstack.com
An Embrace
I first encountered Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, Braiding Sweetgrass, in the ecology section of my local bookstore.
When I bought it, I had little idea how much it would change my life. What made Braiding Sweetgrass unlike anything I had ever read was the way Kimmerer wove stories together with science, reminding me of the importance of sheer lyricis... See more
When I bought it, I had little idea how much it would change my life. What made Braiding Sweetgrass unlike anything I had ever read was the way Kimmerer wove stories together with science, reminding me of the importance of sheer lyricis... See more
Robin Wall Kimmerer • Security Check - Orion Magazine
People fall out of love when they lose faith in the story the other person is writing. You wake up one day and think: why am I trapped inside this narrative? I don’t even like your prose.