Comforting Thought: Other people’s opinion of you doesn’t matter

“it is easier to let go
of someone’s opinion of you
when you understand
that others see you through
a combination of their past conditioning
and their current emotional state
without realizing it,
they see themselves first,
and through that lens they get
an unclear picture of you”

Book Review: Anxiety Rx by Dr. Russell Kennedy

A landmark book by medical doctor Russell Kennedy explores how#alarm in the body impacts the mind. By calming the body and addressing this bodily ‘alarm’, we can heal ourselves. #healing #psychology #mentalhealth #anxiety #selfhelp #mind #body #spirit #book #review #books

Comforting Thought: My head is the lap of infinity

Be small. Be nothing. Stop stirring. Be as small as a petal on a daisy, humming bird tiny. Be nothing as space is nothing, as air is nothing. Stop striving and fall back into the arms of the universe. This is how I have learned to rest. My head is the lap of infinity. OrdinaryContinue reading “Comforting Thought: My head is the lap of infinity”

Book Review: The Book of Barely Imagined Beings by Caspar Henderson

The Book of Barely Imagined Beings takes its cue from #medieval bestiaries. Author Caspar Henderson sets out to write a modern compendium of beasts, and show, in the process, that truth is a lot weirder than fiction #animals #nature #philosophy #books

Comforting Thought: There are spaces meant for you

“i know you squeeze into tight spaces
with the hope that you may fit
without aching.
there are spaces meant for you
that will not require you to bend
in order to belong safely.”

good grief, brianna pastor #PTSD #trauma #safety #hope #love #connection #healing #psychology #books #quote

Comforting Thought: Process Your Wounds

“we often hand our tension over to others without understanding that it wasn’t ours to begin with. someone passed it to us, and so we pass it to the next person, and they to the next, until it lands in the hands of someone with the tools to process it and let it go. the more of us who are open to inner work, the more points there will be in the giant web of humanity where harm will not be able to spread.”

Book Review: Clarity and Connection by Yung Pueblo

A slim and unassuming book of electrifying wisdom including how to come closer to your true self, closer to your loved ones and communities. #nonfiction #prose #poetry #YungPueblo #bookreview #book #trauma #psychology #selfhelp #nonfiction #quote #bookquote

Book Review: Daily Laws by Robert Greene

Clear, sparkling, universal and timeless short-form wisdom from one of the masters of self-development #RobertGreene. #BookReview #BookQuote #Books #SelfHelp #SelfLove #Psychology

I’ve given a few speeches and talks, it makes me tremble in fear

Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? Why you ask? When I was a teenager of 15 and incredibly shy and self-conscious, I needed to give a talk in school. I was so used to being laughed at and ridiculed in many subtle and not so subtle ways at home that IContinue reading “I’ve given a few speeches and talks, it makes me tremble in fear”

Comforting Thought: You hold the key

“if anyone is magically going to appearand suddenly make your life better,just know that personis always going to be you” good grief, brianna pastor