Tag: mindfulness
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If you love a flower, don’t pick it up
If you love a flower, don’t pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation. – Osho
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Heavy sack
With such burden on your shoulders How will you spread your wings? Where we are going they’ll give you Much more than you can ask for Put down your heavy sack Full of what ifs Just in cases Emergency plans And raise Free to fly Where the Unexpected awaits To get hold of the treasure…
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Follow the breath and let go
I learned so many incredible things during Apotheosis, that I’ll keep unpacking them for a few more days at least. Yesterday I wrote about how feeling sorry for people deprives them of agency. My next favorite one is that an emotion–a physical sensation in the body–lasts normally for just 15-30 seconds. I can already see…
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Uncertainty
Sometimes all you can do is to sit down and watch. I was supposed to land in Costa Rica tonight, and join the jolly bus leaving for the next Apotheosis retreat in the heart of a jungle tomorrow at 12. Waiting at the gate, I learned that my flight from Warsaw was delayed by multiple…
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The vicious spiral of an ego trip
I had the weirdest experience a few weeks ago. I was listening to a smart, accomplished person talk about his latest projects when a wild thought ran across my mind. “Wow, this is so incredible! Why can’t I be like this guy?”. I tried to ignore the thought and come back to the conversation. However,…
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Everything is a bonus
All my grandparents passed away 7 years ago or more. I loved them as a kid, but didn’t have a chance to grow into these relationships as an adult. They either lived too far away, were struck by amnesia too early, or died before I was born. I wished they could stay here longer but…
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Unbearable compassion
Open your heart and Get flooded A thousand hurricanes Ghosts of the present and past Scrounging Seeking relief (…)
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