“As a bee seeks nectar from all kinds of flowers, seek teachings everywhere. Like a deer that finds a quiet place to graze, seek seclusion to digest all that you have gathered. Like a mad one beyond all limits, go where you please and live like a lion, completely free of all fear.”
— Dzogchen Tantra (via aspiritualwarrior)
ok i’ve decided to become abstract. next time you see me, you’ll see a series of colors and have the vague sense you’ve just met somebody
Hamdun al-Qassar, may Allah have mercy on him, said,
“If one of your brothers commits an error, seek seventy excuses for him. If your hearts do not accept it, know that the fault is with yourselves.”
Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 10436
dear self,
i love you. i do deep down. sometimes it really feels like i hate you, but i don’t, because you are strong and beautiful. you are going through a lot and you are surviving. i am proud of you, and i’m sorry i bring you down so often. you don’t deserve it.
-me
“…if anything matters then everything matters. Because you are important, everything you do is important. Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes; with every kindness and service, seen or unseen, my purposes are accomplished and nothing will be the same again.””
— William Paul Young, The Shack (via minuty)
I just want to be surrounded by so much love in my life. And not just relationships. Love for my job, my home, the stars, the sunsets, the place I live where ever in the world that is. I want to experience love in all forms
but what if things work out and everything turns out better than you imagined? what if things change and your depression has been lying the entire time? you never know. life has a funny way of coming together sometimes. so don’t give up, and wake up every day knowing that the future is full of good people and small successes and beautiful things that will make your heart swell. it will all be worth it in the end. believe in that.
whenever you don’t feel motivated to work, just imagine your future self. if you do the work when you’re supposed to, your future self will be calm, collected and be able to keep working at a steady rate (and eventually finish the task at hand, stress-free). if you don’t do the work when you’re supposed to, your future self will be rushing around, trying to complete things they should have done before, and overly anxious and stressed. be kind to your future self and do the work now.
remember: discipline is just empathy with your future self.
