“Grownup Happiness (The Sonnet)
I don't do Netflix,
I don't binge for adrenaline.
I find it far more soothing to
listen to old BBC radio shows
while I do my writing.
Happiness is not a matter of exhilaration,
Happiness is a matter of moderation.
Just because all the monkeys are partying,
doesn't mean you gotta give submission.
So I say, get your priorities straight,
Happiness will take care of itself.
If you don't know to draw your own lines,
That's not freedom, but apish descent.
I don't scroll till I pass out,
I don't drink till I feel sick.
Happiness means happy-in-less,
Trends don't bring you peace.”
Source: Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets
“Happiness is not a matter of exhilaration, happiness is a matter of moderation.”
Source: Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets
“Happiness means happy-in-less.”
Source: Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets
“[Mindfulness] is one of those mushy buzzwords that I’d always despised until I began to understand it was a really effective tool to create distance between my thoughts and myself, to wedge even a sliver of space between some stimulus and my knee-jerk response.”
Source: Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
“Breathing is not just a physiological process, it’s a tool for self-regulation and enhanced performance. Individuals can improve their learning, recovery, and overall well-being by understanding how to use breathing techniques effectively.”
Source: B.E.T. On It: A Psychological Approach to Coaching Gen Z and Beyond
“Medications can be very useful in giving traumatized people a firmer foothold in the present, but they do not teach the lasting lessons of self-regulation. Most of us in the trauma field have seen how a reliance on drugs alone does little to alter the core issues of trauma.”
Source: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
“But isn’t being alone closer to the truest version of ourselves, when we’re not linked to another, not diluted by their presence and judgments? We form relationships with others, friends, family. That’s fine. Those relationships don’t bind the way love does. We can still have lovers, short-term. But only when alone can we focus on ourselves, know ourselves. How can we know ourselves without this solitude?”
Source: I'm Thinking of Ending Things
“Whenever you need it, Breathe It!”
Source: Breathe It!: Quick Breathing Hacks for Kids to Calm, Focus, and Energize
“Sometimes the fastest way to feel better is just to breathe.”
Source: Breathe It!: Quick Breathing Hacks for Kids to Calm, Focus, and Energize
“When you expand from expectation to moderation, the world expands from war to peace.”
Source: Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier