When seeking guidance, don’t ever listen to the tiny-hearted. Be kind to them, heap them with blessings, cajole them, but do not follow their advice. If you have ever been called defiant, incorrigible, forward, cunning, insurgent, unruly, rebellious, you’re on the right track. Wild Woman is close by.* Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Don’t listen to me– Not yet–
One day, I’ll have something to say that will be helpful–
I’m working on it– Until then, don’t give up on me–
Don’t make it easy– I grow most through difficulty–
THE MISBELIEF: When things go wrong, your best option is to run away and start over somewhere else, hopefully in that place on the other side of the rainbow where troubles just melt away…Dorothy has brought her problem, and her belief system right along with her. Troubles never just melt away…* Lisa Cron
Your habits will hold you back more than your enemies ever will.** James Clear
“He’s behind you!”
I came to admit the problem wasn’t out there but in here– I was the villain who must be faced–
I wish this was once and for all but the villain I am trying to escape keeps turning up–
What leads to boredom? Inactivity. But activity does not exist for the purpose of our escaping boredom; rather boredom exists so that we will escape inactivity and do justice to the meaning of our life.* Viktor Frankl
Who will give you the authority to feel what you notice is important? It will have to be you.** Verlyn Klinkenborg
Gratitude serves as a bridge to the transcendent, connecting us to something beyond ourselves. At the heart of the human impulse to seek meaning lies gratitude. And at the heart of gratitude lies the sense of meaning…do you want to change how you see yourself and the world? Cultivate the practice of expressing gratitude.^ AleXander McManus
Here lies a transcending pathway in three quotes–^^
We begin with boredom– We notice some things– We take a good, long look–
We value what is being revealed– Changing before our eyes– We change too–
We find our way from boredom to transcendence through gratitude–
Beyond “some have gratitude and others do not,” We’re discovering–
Some will develop gratitude whilst others will not–
Pet quirks…little eccentricities we see in the world that offer a cost free smile. Habit or interactions that always make us a little lighter on our feet and open the door to better…They’re easy to find, not hard to adopt and don’t take much maintenance. Where are yours?* Seth Godin
To a large extent, the good life is justified by the good story. And the good life story is one of the most important gifts we can offer each other.** Dan McAdams
A quirk isn’t an angle to get the world to bend to you–
It’s your way for doing something with a flourish–
Not an afterthought– I see you being most you–
What if you didn’t have to hide your quirk–
What if you already have permission to bring your quirk to whatever you’re doing?
A quirk becomes a beautiful way to bring something more to another–
It’s good that you’re feeling bored. Bored is an actual feeling. Bored can prompt toward motion…Bored is what empty space feels like, and you can use that empty space to do something important…I’m glad you’re feeling bored, and now we’re excited to see what you’re going to do about it. Seth Godin
More self, less connection to the larger world.* Alan Lightman
[The Dalai Lama] teaches that there are two ways to get above the noise of your life: 1. Lift your attention to the divine and develop your spiritual nature. 2. Look outward and serve others with compassion.** Arthur Brooks
You are not me– Aren’t you glad?– But you are You– An odyssey of the Ego–
You are more than You– Aren’t you glad?– You and I can be We– The pilgrimage of True Self.
Together, we are more than We– Aren’t we glad?– We are part of everything– Life’s unfolding path–
We are trying to be good ancestors, to make a world in which the land that, in the past, fed many species, including ours, will feed them in the future, to take the fork in the road that leads to well-being in the short-term, and the long.** Rebecca Solnit
Maybe we can at least learn to listen again to the world. Who knows into what secrets that will lead us.* Kenneth White
Yesterday, I walked to birdsong, To vibrant greens of trees, To diverse grasses and plants, And it was good.
Wellbeing secrets miracle–
Walking on earth is a miracle! We do not have to walk in space or on water to experience a miracle. The real miracle is to be awake in the present moment. Walking on green earth, we can realise the wonder of being alive.^
Justice can be … … the standards we hold ourselves to … the way we treat people [and our planet] … the promises we keep … the integrity we bring to our words … the loyalty and generosity we give to our friends … the opportunities we accept (and turn down) … the things we care about … the difference we make for people.* Ryan Holiday
We become part of the solution by becoming aware of how we are part of the problem, and acting accordingly.** Adam Kahane
Everything is connected, I see my implication, There are things I can do, I remember the connections, There are things we can do, Small steps, small steps…
Three factors characterise human existence as such: man’s spirituality, his freedom, his responsibility.* Viktor Frankl
There are Hidden Forces that are harder to detect and can control your life like strings on a puppet. They come in the form of: 1. Imposter Syndrome 2. Personal trauma 3. Narratives.** Todd Herman
You cannot be explained by science alone.
You are more than a product of your genes and environment.
You are not passing through time without purpose.
You belong here– you are here.
Your pain hones and may be your greatest definition.
Your story is changing, becoming.
Boundlessness awaits.
All experience, to borrow an expression of the mystics, is bounded by the boundless.^
Learning is underrated. People wonder why they’re not living their ideal life. Maybe they never learned how.* Derek Sivers
One more truth about your ikigai: You may already have found it. Sometimes it’s as straightforward as thinking differently about what you’re already doing.** Rob Bell
Oftentimes we’re looking outward to find our better life, But what about looking inward?– What has your life got to teach you today?– What might it take to hear the whispers: Wisdom comes through simple steps– Listening and heeding.
THIN|SILENCE 
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