“None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no time for anything else.” – Christopher Walken
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The Hardest Things About Moving Home After Living Abroad
“Realizing that you’re not really sure what “home” is anymore, because even though this is technically where you come from, you’re not sure you fit into the shape of the puzzle piece that you left behind. In a lot of ways, your time abroad felt much more like home, and maybe you won’t ever really feel settled until you can actually call it that — even if you’re all too familiar with how difficult immigration is. Being where you belong, maybe not today but someday, is something you’re willing to work for.”
Cus D’Amato on fear
“Boxing is a sport of self-control. You must understand Fear so you can manipulate it. Fear is like fire. You can make it work for you: it can warm you in the winter, cook your food when you’re hungry, give you light when you are in the dark, and produce energy. Let it go out of control and it can hurt you, even kill you….Fear is a friend of exceptional people.”
– Cus D’Amato
There is nothing to practise
There is nothing to practice. To know yourself, be yourself. To be yourself, stop imagining yourself to be this or that. Just be. Let your true nature emerge. Don’t disturb your mind with seeking.Read more“There is nothing to practise”
Vicious Restless Mind
“There are times when a feeling of expectancy comes to me, as if something is there, beneath the surface of my understanding, waiting for me to grasp it.Read more“Vicious Restless Mind”
Self Pity
I never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself.
A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough
without ever having felt sorry for itself.– D.H Lawrence
A sunday morning affirmation
As a human being I’m honest, I’m passionate, I’m courageous, and I’m disciplined. I have a concentrated mind. I’m compassionate, I’m aware, I’m a good listener, I’m patient, I’m tolerant, I’m fun. I’m adventurous, I’m loving and I’m affectionate. I’m kind, I’m responsible. I am love.
I don’t get caught up in my thoughts. I don’t be controlled by my ego. I don’t dwell on the past and I don’t worry about the future. Because the only moment we have is this moment right now.
I saw a man pursuing the horizon
I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
“It is futile,” I said,
“You can never — ”
“You lie,” he cried,
And ran on.
– Stephen Crane