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“This year, I lost, won, failed, cried, laughed, loved, but I didn’t fold.” ~Trent Shelton
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"I think there is pressure on people to turn every negative into a positive, but we should be allowed to say, 'I went through something really strange and awful and it has altered me forever.’ " ~Marian Keyes
We are all finding our way in this messy time. Give people time and space, yes. But hold in your heart that we are not just our present. Each moment is born from those before. Honor that. Do not believe that you can tidy up a the present by refusing to honor a past you may mourn.
This is worth your time to read if you feel there are no "winners" when innocent people are dying.
What is it to be present with the attitude of a Bodhisattva in the charnel ground of war? How to work with moral suffering when the harms are profoundly egregious? How do we foster a "Bodhisattva attitude" in the midst of extremism?
upaya.org/program/bodhisattv…
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“Shoutout to people whose kindness isn’t a strategy but a way of life.” ~Unknown
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5 simple rules for happiness:
1) Free your heart from hatred.
2) Free your mind from worries.
3) Live simply.
4) Give more.
5) Expect less.
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others
And if you can’t help them at least don’t hurt them.
Dalai Lama
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You deserve peace.
You deserve solace.
You deserve truth.
You deserve compassion.
You deserve community.
You deserve love.
You deserve reciprocity.
You deserve liberation.
Don't let anyone tell you differently.
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"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
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“Shoutout to people whose kindness isn’t a strategy but a way of life.” ~Unknown
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Balance is a feeling derived from being whole and complete; it's a sense of harmony.






























