“Although simple, peace is a highly evolved state of consciousness. It cannot live side-by-side with the ego. We choose one or the other. Peace is the predominant quality of spiritual advancement. The unassuming quality of peace wins the day when it comes to the soul’s progression. To choose peace means that we give up the rantings and ravings, demands and hurts, wants and cravings of the personal mind. The personal self feeds off injustices, imagined injustices, complaining, conflict, excitement, drama, and all the goings-on of normal human life. At some point, when we have suffered enough or have enough wisdom, we tire of the whole thing. We sincerely prefer peace.”
Source: The Love of Devotion
“At 23, I took the example
Of Moses and Jesus
And went 40 days without food.
In the end, Moses saw his god's glory,
Jesus overcame the devil,
I got a divorce.
Living in a black and white world,
Resembling a silent movie,
I'd fasted over 120 days that year
And it ended in the death of something.
Moses wandered a desert,
Jesus was crucified.
Buddhists call it Samsara,
The circle of life and death.
We all go through it over and over
In our lifetime. I've learned not to cling
To the Mountain of Transfiguration
Or the Valley of Death.
Our life is filled with both and they are needed.
At 33, I've learned it's best to receive life
As It comes, let go of how you think it will go.
Rumi said to die before you die.
If you follow his advice, you will live your life alive,
And when death comes you will recognize him
As someone you've walked with before.”
Source: Senses
“I know what you are thinking. You can’t now fathom ever forgetting to think about me. You’re afraid that if you move forward, it will take you further away from me. This is a common misconception shared by many people and it delays their healing... It keeps you stuck in you grief and it’s only because you are still clinging to me. You think if you stop grieving that you will lose me. Maybe you even feel if you let go of me that you are abandoning me; maybe you feel that you will hurt my feelings because if it were the other way around you would not ever want me to forget about you. You are afraid that if you love again that you will grow away from me.
I am Here! I am here, waiting to run to you when the time comes. It’s unconditional. It’s forever.”
Source: Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief
“The more you nourish the old memories of pain, the more you obstruct the new lights and new truths.”
Source: Mantra Design Fundamentals - Basics of mantra forms, structures, compositions, and formulas
“You have that look -- the look of all runaways. But I will tell you what I tell my children. The caged bird sings sadly and dies quickly. Your heartstrings are not shoelaces -- they were never meant to be knotted. It is important to set things free. You begin with yourself. And maybe a tissue.”
Source: The Wake Up
“Don’t try to create some kind of shape for your life as if you are shearing it with a pair of clippers. Don’t prune down your own life into the shape you think it should be. Don’t be a bonsai, be a mighty oak.”
Source: Vaster Than Sky, Greater Than Space
“Life is like a river, if you cannot let go of the past, it will drag you down the stream.”
Source: World Peace: The Voice of a Mountain Bird
“If you don’t fight for your dreams, you won’t earn anything. If you don’t anything, you will beg for everything.”
Source: 101 Keys To Everyday Passion
“The sooner we heal our traumas, the sooner we liberate ourselves from the people who hurt us. By hating them, we hold onto them. We cannot heal.”
Source: The Art of Talking to Yourself
“You never do fully recover “You.” You will never have another relationship exactly like the one we had. You will become more for the loss of me and you will move forward into a New You. The You I helped you to become. All you can do now is to begin to create the beautiful New You that has been born from your love and from your loss.”
Source: Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief