i-was-waving-not-drowning:

I quite like the idea of random dogs screaming good advice at me.

Anyway! This is based on a tweet I saw about the college admissions scandal. All those rich, entitled and utterly mediocre people…they never questioned their right to bypass the hard work stage in order to get what they wanted. It didn’t even cross their minds! Real imposters believe they deserve everything while doing absolutely nothing of merit (#fucktrump). And even worse, they take the place of the talented people who should be there instead (#fucktrumpagain). And here we are, working hard, struggling for every small triumph, and yet questioning ourselves when we succeed. Or getting negative feedback on one thing and then starting to believe it applies to the big picture.

DON’T FALL FOR IT. The very act of questioning your place on your journey means that you deserve to be there. ❤️

globalawakening:

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”

— Joseph Campbell

aena-blue:

“The Tower must fall. You must surrender it all. Every brick you carefully laid over the years. Through the pain, suffering and the tears. It was built on a past that’s no longer true. It’s holding a place for someone that’s no longer you. What may look like chaos at first glance is actually your second chance. To create the future you want to see, to lay the foundation of who you truly could be”

— Tear down every last wall, the Tower must fall (repost from myself but I feel it was time for it)

thecalminside:

“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.”

— Robert M. Pirsig

om–namah-shivaya:

“When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”

— Lao Tzu

thecalminside:

“Let your heart become so saturated with love that you are able to ride the waves of change with equipoise, and find new meaning in everything that happens.”

— Gurumayi Chidvilasananda

om–namah-shivaya:

“If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to.”

— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

om–namah-shivaya:

“The essence of the Way is detachment.”

— Bodhidharma

om–namah-shivaya:

“Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.”

— Rumi

spirituallyminded:

“Most of us need to be reminded that we are good, that we are lovable, that we belong. If we knew just how powerfully our thoughts, words, and actions affected the hearts of those around us, we’d reach out and join hands again and again. Our relationships have the potential to be a sacred refuge, a place of healing and awakening. With each person we meet, we can learn to look behind the mask and see the one who longs to love and be loved.”

— Tara Brach

thecalminside:

“If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.”

— Buddha

om–namah-shivaya:

“If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.”

— Siddhārtha Gautama, The Dhammapada    

thecalminside:

“Anything you avoid in life will come back, over and over again, until you’re willing to face it—to look deeply into its true nature.”

Adyashanti

neonalchemy:

““Society is collapsing, and people are starting to recognize that the reason they feel like they’re mentally ill is that they’re living in a system that’s not designed to suit the human spirit.”

— Russell Brand

yabookquote:

“The spider does not spin its web in a heartbeat, nor does the albatross fly across oceans with a few flaps of its wings. Many would consider what they do impossible, and yet, they still complete their tasks without fail, because they simply… start.”

— Julie Kagawa, Shadow of The Fox