“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
Dadirri recognises the deep spring that is inside us. We call on it and it calls to us. This is the gift that Australia is thirsting for. It is something like what you call “contemplation”. #listening #Dadirri #words #etymology #books #bookreview
“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.”
Step into the otherworldly realm of the deepest parts of the #ocean. Susan Casey promises and delivers on a journey so #alien and immersive that you emerge drenched in oceanic wonder. #BookReview #books #review #bookquote #quote
“i need you to meet me in the roomwhere identity meets safetythe room where we gather—to learn what this feels likeso that we can replicate this same roomwithin ourselves” good grief, brianna pastor
Are you going through a difficult period and looking for a caring, gentle and wise friend to give advice? This book could well be the best friend you never knew that you needed! #Books #BookReview #BookQuote #Spirituality #Zen #Buddhism #HaeminSunim #quote #wisdom
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
“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
Poignant, hilarious, psychedelic and deeply rooted in other-than-human #intelligence. Read it and laugh, then cry for all we stand to lose if bright, intelligent non-human #animals no longer live alongside us. #monkey BookReview #books #BillRoorbach #quote
“there are people waiting to meet you.
people waiting to love you.
there are places that stand still
until you’ve stepped foot in them.
something really beautiful
could happen for you in the morning.
there is so much waiting for your arrival.
arrive there.”
good grief, brianna pastor #poetry #hope #love #psychology
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