To manifest any given emotional state, we develop a pattern:
We focus our attention on a specific feeling (pleasant or unpleasant) and magnify it.
We generate a supporting discursive thought process and identify with it.
We assume a compatible breath pattern and physical posture.
If you want to change your emotional state, change your focus, your self-talk, your breath, and your posture.
Some well-intentioned persons believe that rage and outrage are necessary for beneficial activism.
However, all variations of anger, while making us feel “sharp”, actually dull the mind and make us ineffective. Anger narrows our focus, and makes us blind to context. Anger exhausts and demoralizes. Anger destroys. Anger saps power.
Peace and radical compassion are the essential components of effective activism.
Source: Rage and Outrage
Why don’t I write any more? Have I gotten out of the groove? I said it was back to art? But how much art have I actually done? It seems like I fret without the constant attention I seek and its become oh so clear that I have a fear of abandonment. I aught to be ashamed of myself. Nawwwww I shouldn’t be its just the way I am. Nevertheless a very lucky girl indeed with oh so many blessings to keep me going!
Dear god if you can hear me I want to thank you for everything you’ve given me and even the things you havnt or have not yet or never will. NORMALLY I wouldn’t even acknowledge you god but I am not perfect. Maybe you are not either? Or maybe you are? Or maybe you don’t exist? Or maybe I am the god I am talking to deep inside myself. But I don’t think so. But it is good to be humble and thankful and as peaceful as you possibly can. Its a beautiful morning indeed as the rain pours down outside my windows.
Thank you god/ Universe for all the people in my life; its amazing how many people are out there and its almost like they are there JUST for me. Its very special; I want you to know if you’re listening I am thankful you put my girlfriend in my life she’s truly wonderful for me and we’ve come along way together so please help guide us in the right direction; in particular help guide me in the right direction and keep her safe god. Keep my parents safe as well and all of my friends, they deserve the best; they are beautiful. As is everything in creation if we can all live in peace. Peace be upon this world in the name of everything beautiful.
“Do not retaliate with anger when attacked with rage.
Do not retaliate with abuse when reviled.
Do not retaliate with criticism when blamed.
Do not retaliate with blows when threatened with physical violence”.
—Buddha Shakyamuni
Source: Four Restraints
Do not ignore the effect of small kindnesses, saying, “This will come to nothing.” Just as drop by drop the water jar is filled, so in time the wise become replete with wholesomeness. —…
Source: Drop By Drop
Open your eyes
The sky carries
Aloft the breeze
Us and we;
Bound to the infinite starscape
Natural infinity
For you and I to give birth
To the reborn Sun
Over and over again
The clarity cascades
Eliminate corruption and pain
“Peace”.
It evaporates the evil upon the earth
We’re on that verge of eclipse
Close your eyes and imagine
Our Rebirth.
-Nina
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