Yoga - The Universe Within

“It is possible of course to get stuck in the 'mud' of life. It's easy enough to notice mud all over you at times. The hardest thing to practice is not allowing yourself to be overwhelmed by despair.

When you're overwhelmed by despair, all you can see is suffering everywhere you look. You feel as if the worst thing is happening to you.

But we must remember that suffering is a kind of mud that we need in order to generate joy and happiness.

Without suffering, there's no happiness.
So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tenderness.” ❤️

~ Thich Nhat Hanh 🙏

𝑹𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆

“Between the banks of pain and pleasure the river of life flows. It is only when the mind refuses to flow with life, and gets stuck at the banks, that it becomes a problem.

By flowing with life I mean acceptanc -
letting come what comes,
and go what goes.” ❤️

~ Nisargadatta Maharaj 🙏

𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒅 & 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 3 𝑳𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝑶𝒇 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

It isn’t always easy to see
That we all create our own reality
The things we think and say and do
Will one day for us be true

As much as possible think positively
About all of your life, this is the first key
To unlock the door to your wishes and dreams
Positive thinking is what it seems
At first its hard to look on the bright side
When it seems life is taking you for a ride
But the more that you can appreciate
The more your life will begin to look great

Controlling your words is the second key
With positive thinking this comes naturally
If all that your thinking is good and kind
Words of love and praise you will easily find
Always speaking the truth with love in your heart
Sometimes will be difficult when you first start
But persevere and you will eliminate hate
There’s no better way to communicate

If love guides your thoughts and words easily
Then your actions will show love effortlessly
It’s often said ‘action speaks louder than word’
So do everything with love and you will be heard
Whatever you consistently think say and do
Put together will create your world for you
Be love and find the good in all things
You’ll be amazed at the peace and joy that this brings

~ Title Quote: Neale Donald Walsch
~ Poem: Trina Graves ❤️

“See yourself exercising, eating more vegetables and fruits, drinking more water and less soda and alcohol, reducing your intake of poisons, attending yoga classes, reading life-enhancing books, listening to tapes on spiritual and physical growth and quietly sitting in meditation. …

When you regularly hold these mental pictures, you will begin implementing them in your daily regimen. … You will find your body responding in beautiful miraculous ways to your mental equivalents.”

~Dr. Wayne Dyer ❤️ 🙏

On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.

And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets into you,
may a flock of colours,
indigo, red, green
and azure blue,
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.

When the canvas frays
in the currach of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.

And so may a slow
wind work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.

~ John O’Donohue ❤️

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 ❤️

I counted my years
and realized that I have
Less time to live by,
Than I have lived so far.

I feel like a child who won a pack of candies: at first he ate them with pleasure
But when he realized that there was little left, he began to taste them intensely.

I have no time for endless meetings
where the statutes, rules, procedures & internal regulations are discussed,
knowing that nothing will be done.

I no longer have the patience
To stand absurd people who,
despite their chronological age,
have not grown up.

My time is too short:
I want the essence,
my spirit is in a hurry.
I do not have much candy
In the package anymore.

I want to live next to humans,
very realistic people who know
How to laugh at their mistakes,
Who are not inflated by their own triumphs
and who take responsibility for their actions.
In this way, human dignity is defended
and we live in truth and honesty.

It is the essentials that make life useful.
I want to surround myself with people
who know how to touch the hearts of those whom hard strokes of life
have taught to grow with sweet touches of the soul.

Yes, I'm in a hurry.
I'm in a hurry to live with the intensity that only maturity can bring.
I do not intend to waste any of the remaining desserts.
I am sure they will be exquisite,
much more than those eaten so far.
My goal is to reach the end satisfied
and at peace with my loved ones and my conscience.

We have two lives
and the second begins when you realize you only have one.

~ Mario de Andrade
Art ~ Julia Jeffrey Visionary Art 🙏

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒕? ❤️

𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆

According to the American psychological association, Resilience is the ability to adapt and bounce back from tragedy, trauma, threats and any significant source of stress.
Resilient people don't dwell on failure but rather acknowledge the situation, learn from their mistakes, and move forward. Resiliency is a skill that can be learned and improved with practice.

To be an influential resilient person, first, you need to adopt these characteristics.

𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆:

Look at every challenge as an opportunity to grow. This positive mindset helps you to cope with situations. When resilient people face adversity, they always ask themselves
What can I learn from this situation? Or what is this situation trying to teach me?

Welcome life's impermanent nature. Accept, let go and surrender.
Ask yourself: How can I align with life's changes?

Do meditate and contemplate. Co-create your life by listening to your inner voice (soul) and working together in perfect harmony.

Don't blame yourself and others. Resilience is knowing you can change the stories you tell yourself.

Practice mindfulness. It fosters a non-reaction, non-judgmental and accepting attitude.
Mindfulness allows individuals to be aware of their thoughts, emotions, and feelings and remain centred in challenging situations.

Cherish yourself. Meet yourself with empathy and compassion.

Resilience means to be vulnerable. Build strong and supportive connections with friends and family, where you can rely on others, and you will get an essential viewpoint when things go wrong.

Resilience is consistency. Be dedicated; even take baby steps to accomplish your goal.

Therefore, resilience is all about being able to thrive from adversity and realise your innate potential.

Resilience is knowing that you are the only one who can pick yourself up from life’s setbacks and reshape your reality.

~ Nidhi Sompura ❤️

Dare to be Vulnerable ❤️

Vulnerability comes from the Latin word vulnus for Wound. Vulnerability means being open to exposing yourself emotionally. It's the feeling of stepping out of your comfort zone and being ready to take risks and push your limits.

We live in a society that tells us you must be perfect but —being vulnerable means facing fear, shame, anxieties, and unpredictability. Vulnerability isn't fragility.

What’s Vulnerability

When you put your ideas, videos, pictures and writing on social media and are uncertain about the appreciation, that's vulnerability.

Saying I love you first without knowing the consequence, that's vulnerability

Standing alone on the road and asking for help, that's vulnerability.

Getting fired, waiting for blood test result, asking for forgiveness, that's vulnerability

These are not signs of weaknesses. It needs a huge risk and courage to open up emotionally. The feeling of vulnerability means meeting fear and daring simultaneously. It’s a journey from terrifying to transformation.

Vulnerability allows people to share their feelings, stories and experience with people with whom you have a good rapport. It's mutual, and it builds connections and trust. Vulnerability works when we unveil the mask and remove the protection mechanism.

Let's make the most authentic connections with each other.
Let's come together and be collectively vulnerable.
Let’s love, support and be compassionate to each other.

As Brené Brown says, vulnerability is not weakness; it's our greatest measure of courage.

~ Nidhi Sompura ❤️

𝑩𝑬𝑮𝑰𝑵 𝑨𝑮𝑨𝑰𝑵 ❤️

Begin Again. Little moments. Running the water. Tending to the plants. Cutting the fruit. Opening the curtains so that the entire sky can greet you. It’s never easy but, no matter. Steam from the tea so quiet. An open book, and door, and arms.

You woke up today. You are alive. This is a gift. Even though life may beat you down. Hard. Even though things, situations, and people you love may be taken away from you so that your arms can memorize the grace of letting them go. Even then, especially then, begin again.

Remind yourself that nothing really dies, rather, it transforms. Everything and everyone you have ever loved lives in the mysterious memory of your cells.

Turning. Healing. Renewing itself. Until one day, a photograph of someone very dear, long gone, visits your mind and you bow your head with appreciation.

Meanwhile, take your pain to the sea and your trouble to the mountain. Leave it there and walk home clean. When failure knocks and rattles and quakes, let it. Watch it make a fresh canvas of you. Failure, the great teacher, is kinder if you thank her as you are getting up off the floor. She knows something that you don’t know: she is usually the last face you will see before breaking through. Such a little light in the crack of the door.

But today, if you are wading through the waters of loss or confusion: begin again. Open the avocado. Draw the bath. Gather the books. Play your favorite album. Write. Create art. Open your arms. Move your legs. Lovely, little blessings. Whispering to life that you won’t give up.

Not ever
Not ever
Not ever

~ Jeannette Encinias 🙏❤️

𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆

Time isn’t wasted at the end of the day
When you are in bed thinking about all the things
You could've done,
You could've said,
All the empty boxes left on your to do list.

Time is wasted when you are standing an the rock at the edge of a waterhole
And decide to not jump
When you are sitting in your car trying to justify reasons
For not going in
When you anxiously hit backspace
Instead of expressing how you truly feel
When you ignore your heart that's screaming
"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓."

It's lost in 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 and 𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆,
In missed approtunities,
In letting fears override judgement

Time is not necessarily wasted
In passing minutes, months, years
We waste time by
Counting seconds,
And by letting seconds pass
When we could've
Made those seconds count 🙏

~Unknown

"Spirituality is not religion. It is a path for us to generate happiness, understanding, and love, so we can live deeply each moment of our life.

Having a spiritual dimension in our lives does not mean escaping life or dwelling in a place of bliss outside this world but discovering ways to handle life's difficulties and generate peace, joy, and happiness right where we are, on this beautiful planet."

~Thich Nhat Hanh ❤️

But in the end spirituality is about waking up from the dream of separateness to the truth of unity. That's what it's about."

~Adyashanti ❤️

Spirituality has nothing to do with what you believe and everything to do with your state of consciousness.

~Eckhart tolle ❤️

It isn’t always easy to see
That we all create our own reality
The things we think and say and do
Will one day for us be true

As much as possible think positively
About all of your life, this is the first key
To unlock the door to your wishes and dreams
Positive thinking is what it seems
At first its hard to look on the bright side
When it seems life is taking you for a ride
But the more that you can appreciate
The more your life will begin to look great

Controlling your words is the second key
With positive thinking this comes naturally
If all that your thinking is good and kind
Words of love and praise you will easily find
Always speaking the truth with love in your heart
Sometimes will be difficult when you first start
But persevere and you will eliminate hate
There’s no better way to communicate

If love guides your thoughts and words easily
Then your actions will show love effortlessly
It’s often said ‘action speaks louder than word’
So do everything with love and you will be heard
Whatever you consistently think say and do
Put together will create your world for you
Be love and find the good in all things
You’ll be amazed at the peace and joy that this brings

~ Neale Donald Walsch ❤️

𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒆 ❤️

Stand Tall and Proud
Sink your roots deeply into the Earth
Reflect the light of a greater source
Think long term
Go out on a limb
Remember your place among all living beings
Embrace with joy the changing seasons
For each yields its own abundance
The Energy and Birth of Spring
The Growth and Contentment of Summer
The Wisdom to let go of leaves in the Fall
The Rest and Quiet Renewal of Winter
Feel the wind and the sun
And delight in their presence
Look up at the moon that shines down upon you
And the mystery of the stars at night.
Seek nourishment from the good things in life
Simple pleasures
Earth, fresh air, light
Be content with your natural beauty
Drink plenty of water
Let your limbs sway and dance in the breezes
Be flexible
Remember your roots
Enjoy the view!

~ Llan Shamir ❤️

"Awareness
The single and most vital step towards self-transformation." 🦋

What is Awareness?

"Awareness means to Pay Attention to what is going on."
For example: When you drink tea, pay attention that you are drinking tea; that's called awareness of drinking. Same as when you walk, pay attention to the steps you are making; that's called awareness of walking.

Benefits of Awareness

Everyone is capable of being aware. Awareness is an art, but we forget how to use this art in our everyday life. When we practise awareness in our life, layers of unconsciousness slowly dissolve, and we realise our true nature. Awareness brings tremendous benefits to our physical, emotional and mental health.

How to Cultivate Awareness?

Try to be more present in everyday activity is the best way to cultivate awareness.The first step to growing awareness through

1) Body Movement and Sense Perception

To be aware means to be fully present; when you,
Walk, Talk, Listen
Drink, eat
Do Exercise, wash the dishes
drive the car etc.

2) Be Aware of Your Thoughts and Emotions

As Eckhart Tolle says:
“The Single most important step in your journey toward Enlightenment is to learn to dis-identify from your thinking mind.”

When awareness grows, you will be surprised that you can easily catch your
Thoughts
Feelings and emotions
Mental chattering
Egoic behaviour and response etc.

Cultivate Awareness requires consistent effort and dedication. Your mind is likely to wander repeatedly, but with practice and patience, you will get better.

Consistently occupying the seat of awareness and watching one’s egoic self is the real Spiritual Work.We have to practice awareness not just in meditation but in every sphere of life with an open mind and receptive heart.

To be AWARE means

Witness your actions.
Witness your thoughts.
Witness your feelings.
To be fully Present Here and Now.

~Nidhi Sompura ❤️

How brave you are for slowing down. For not finishing that to-do list.

How courageous you are for not crossing that finish line, because your body said “enough.”

How fearless you are for choosing the quiet of your soul over those voices driving you always towards more.

How bold, how rebellious -
you, out there,
honoring your own natural rhythm,
going against the culture’s breakneck speed.

We tend to make heroes of those hungry with ambition, relentlessly doing, producing always more.

We applaud those who refuse to stop or rest. Who push themselves so hard in the name of achievement, that they sacrifice their body and soul and heart in the process. We celebrate those who are ill or aging but never show it, never slow down, never reveal a moment of vulnerability.

This drivenness can be heroic, at times. It can be necessary for our survival or the greater good.

But,

I want to make heroes of those who slow down.

I want to make heroes of those who listen to their bodies, who do not strive for more than what the soul truly needs.

I want to make heroes of those who do not force or push, but surrender to each moment as it opens.

I want to applaud those who may not be driven towards success as we know it, but instead are nurturing something deep and subtle and needed.

I want to celebrate those brave enough to cease all doing, even for a second, and sit with the ache in their hearts. A task many find harder than summiting the highest peak.

I want to make heroes of those who honor their limitations. Who are unable to keep up with the busy-ness of our times, yet show up to each profound, necessary moment.

It is truly an act of courage and rebellion to do any such thing, in a world demanding you resist your own self, your own rhythm, your own soul.

And the paradox is, that often when we cease our incessant doing, even for a minute, and listen to that quiet voice within, we discover what it is we absolutely must do, and what instead can fall away.

We finally hear the call towards what serves our soul, and what then will serve the world. Nothing more, nothing less.

A hero is simply someone brave.
So come, be softly brave.
Be a new, quieter kind of hero.
Few may applaud, it’s true, but your soul certainly will.

~ By Leyla Aylin ❤️

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

Being rich/wealthy is being in touch with the fullness of life. When you are open to the present moment, what comes in, is a gratitude for "what is". When you are aligned with the present moment, there is a peace that comes, so it is like you are experiencing life for the first time, when you become present. When you are in a state of gratitude for what is ... that is really what being wealthy means!

Gratefulness for what is there is one of the most powerful tools for creating what is not yet there. What does gratefulness mean? It means you appreciate what is. You value, you give attention to, you honor whatever is here at this moment”.

~Eckhart Tolle ❤

"𝑶𝒏𝒆" ❤️

"One word can spark a moment,
One flower can wake the dream;
One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald Spring.

One smile can bring a friendship,
One handclasp can lift a soul;
One star can guide a ship at sea,
One cheer can obtain a goal.

One vote can change a Nation,
One sunbeam can lift a room;
One candle wipes out darkness,
One laugh will conquer gloom.

One look can change two lives;
One kiss can make love bloom.
One step must start each journey,
One word must start each prayer;

One hope can raise our spirits,
One touch can show you care.
One voice can speak with wisdom,
One heart can know what's true;

One life can make a difference,
One life is me and you...." ❤️

~Shawnee Kellie

𝑺𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈..❤🙏

Live beneath your means.
Return everything you borrow.
Stop blaming other people.
Admit when you make a mistake.
Give clothes you do not wear to charity.
Do something nice for someone and try not to get caught.
Listen more; talk less.
Take 30min for your self every day.
Strive for excellence, not perfection.
Be on time. Don’t make excuses.
Don’t argue. Get organized.
Be kind to unkind people.
Let someone cut ahead of you in a line.
Take time to be alone.
Cultivate good manners.
Be humble.
Realize and accept that life has never meant to be fair.
Know how and when to keep your mouth shut.
Go an entire day without criticizing anyone.
Learn from the past and plan for the future.
Live in the present.
Don’t sweat the small stuff.

~ Mat Hogan ❤

𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆 ❤

Breathe and understand that you are alive.

Breathe and understand that everything is helping you.

Breathe and understand that you are the world.

Breathe in compassion and breathe out joy.

Breathe and be one with the air you breathe.

Breathe and be one with the flowing river.

Breathe and be one with the land you walk on,

Breathe and be the one with the fire that shines.

Breathe and discard the idea of birth and death.

Breathe and you will see that impermanence is life.

Breathe for your joy of being stable and serene.

Breathe so your pain flows.

Breathe to renew all the cells of the blood.

Breathe to renew the depths of consciousness.

Breathe and live in the here and now.

Breathe and everything you touch will be new and real.

~Thìch Nhàt Hành ❤

𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 ❤

I want to age like sea glass. Smoothed by tides, not broken. I want the currents of life to toss me around, shake me up and leave me feeling washed clean. I want my hard edges to soften as the years pass—made not weak but supple. I want to ride the waves, go with the flow, feel the impact of the surging tides rolling in and out.

When I am thrown against the shore and caught between the rocks and a hard place, I want to rest there until I can find the strength to do what is next. Not stuck—just waiting, pondering, feeling what it feels like to pause. And when I am ready, I will catch a wave and let it carry me along to the next place that I am supposed to be.

I want to be picked up on occasion by an unsuspected soul and carried along—just for the connection, just for the sake of appreciation and wonder. And with each encounter, new possibilities of collaboration are presented, and new ideas are born.

I want to age like sea glass so that when people see the old woman I’ll become, they’ll embrace all that I am. They’ll marvel at my exquisite nature, hold me gently in their hands and be awed by my well-earned patina. Neither flashy nor dull, just a perfect luster. And they’ll wonder, if just for a second, what it is exactly I am made of and how I got to this very here and now. And we’ll both feel lucky to be in that perfectly right place at that profoundly right time.

I want to age like sea glass. I want to enjoy the journey and let my preciousness be, not in spite of the impacts of life, but because of them.

~ Bernadette Noll ❤

𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 ~ 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒌𝒂 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒏 ❤❤

Barely the day started and… it’s already six in the evening.
Barely arrived on Monday and it’s already Friday.
… and the month is already over.
… and the year is almost over.
… and already 40, 50 or 60 years of our lives have passed.
… and we realize that we lost our parents, friends.
and we realize it’s too late to go back…

So… Let’s try, despite everything, to enjoy the remaining time…
Let’s keep looking for activities that we like…
Let’s put some color in our grey…
Let’s smile at the little things in life that put balm in our hearts.
And despite everything, we must continue to enjoy with serenity this time we have left. Let’s try to eliminate the afters…

I’m doing it after…
I’ll say after…
I’ll think about it after…
We leave everything for later like ′′ after ′′ is ours.
Because what we don’t understand is that:
Afterwards, the coffee gets cold…
afterwards, priorities change…
Afterwards, the charm is broken…
afterwards, health passes…
Afterwards, the kids grow up…
Afterwards parents get old…
Afterwards, promises are forgotten…
afterwards, the day becomes the night…
afterwards life ends…
And then it’s often too late….

So… Let’s leave nothing for later…
Because still waiting see you later, we can lose the best moments,
the best experiences,
best friends,
the best family…
The day is today… The moment is now…

We are no longer at the age where we can afford to postpone what needs to be done right away ❤

Butterflies are a perfect example of creatures who float through life calmly and with purpose. And despite being delicate, butterflies are adaptable representations of life, hope, and endurance. Try living your life like a butterfly with these pieces of advice.

1. 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚

Don’t be hard on yourself. Ever! Regardless of the situation, your best will always be enough even if things don’t turn out the way you planned. Just put your best foot forward and dance on.

2. 𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆

Like nectar in a flower, the sweet parts of life aren’t always the easiest to reach. However, if you put forth the effort, you’re sure to find them. Savor sweet moments while they’re here. Search for new ones after they have passed.

3. 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔

Relax. Take time out of your busy schedule to enjoy life. You have a lot to do, but your to-do list is not your life. Don’t let it control you.

4. 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒛𝒆

If you find a path to a good time, take it. Whether you are at home with friends or off to somewhere far away for a dance competition, remember that fun things and happiness are important in life.

5. 𝑮𝒆𝒕 𝑶𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒏

Always be improving! Find what you love and do it every day. Dance like today is the last day you will ever dance again and do it all over again tomorrow.

6. 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉

You are a Showstopper! Embrace how amazing you are. From the way you twirl to the way you laugh, everything about you is spectacular.

~ Veronica Good ~ ❤🙏

"The Guest House ~ Rumi 💖💖

𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓: ❤

Does not mean I stop caring. It means I can’t do it for someone else.

Does not mean I must cut myself off from another person. It means I cannot control another person.

Means I should not enable, but rather to allow learning to come from natural consequences.

Is to admit powerlessness, which means that the outcome is not in my hands.

Means I should not try to change or blame another, but instead make the most and best of myself.

Is not to care for, but about.

Means I will not try to fix another’s life, but that I will be supportive of all positive changes.

Means that I will not burden another with my expectations of what I want them to be, but that I will accept them for the human being that they are.

Means I will not place myself in the middle, trying to arrange the outcomes for others, but that I will allow others to affect their own destiny.

Means that I will not protect, but that I will permit another to face reality.

Means that I will not scold, nag or argue with another, but that I will search out my own shortcomings and attempt to correct them.

Means I will not criticize and try to regulate another, but that I will try to become what I dream I can be.

Means that I will not try to adjust the world to my desires, but that I will accept each day as it comes, and cherish myself in it.

Is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future.

Is not to deny, but to accept.

Is to love more and fear less.

~unknown ❤

"𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡’

When I ask you to listen to me And you start giving me advice, You have not done what I asked.

When I ask you to listen to me
And you begin to tell me ‘why’ I shouldn’t feel that way, You are trampling on my feelings.

When I ask you to listen to me
And you feel you have to do something to solve my problems,
You have failed me, strange as that may seem.

Listen! All I ask is that you listen; Not talk, nor do – just hear me.

And I can do for myself – I’m not helpless
Maybe discouraged and faltering, but not helpless.

When you do something for me, that I can and need to do for myself,
You contribute to my fear and weakness.

But when you accept as a simple fact that I do feel what I feel, No matter how irrational
Then I quit trying to convince you
And can get about the business of understanding what’s behind this irrational feeling.

When that’s clear,
The answers are obvious and I don’t need advice. Irrational feelings make sense when we Understand what’s behind them.

Perhaps that’s why prayer works sometimes for some people; because God is mute, and doesn’t give advice to try to ‘fix’ things

He/She just listens, and lets you work it out for yourself.

So please listen, and just hear me, and if you want to talk,
Wait a minute for your turn,
And I’ll listen to you.

Anonymous ❤🙏