One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.
// C.G. Jung
mindfulness
MIND: Distracted
Few of us ever live in the present.
We are forever anticipating what is to come
or remembering what has gone.
// Louis L’Amour
MIND: Shortcomings
If you feel okay only when life is happy and easy-breezy-beautiful Cover-Girl, then guess what? You are not free. You are the prisoner of your own indulgences, enslaved by your own intolerance, crippled by your own emotional weakness. You will constantly feel a need for some external comfort or validation that may or may not ever come.
Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope // Mark Manson
SOL: Tense
It gets so heavy,
sometimes I forget to breathe
and let it all go.
3AM Thoughts // AKA “Haiku 127.”
MIND: Sadist
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering.
Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
// Thich Nhat Hanh
SOL: Imbalance
All the time I’ve spent
Fantasizing rather than
Living my own life.
3AM Thoughts // AKA “Haiku 90.”
MIND: Consciousness
If her past were your past, her pain your pain, her level of consciousness your level of consciousness, you would think and act exactly as she does. With this realization comes forgiveness, compassion and peace.
// Eckhart Tolle
MIND: Rewire
The human brain is incredible in its capacity to heal and rewire itself.
The human brain can be shaped and trained to be more resilient, calm, compassionate and alert – we can condition ourselves to be successful.
Through mindfulness meditation, we can literally re-wire our brains through new experiences, which modify our neural network and our neural chemistry. Mindfulness also enhances gamma synchrony and improves the function of the human brain.
// Christopher Dines
SOL: Apprehensive
If only I had been
Brave enough to trust
My own path, except I couldn’t
Help but to look back, hand-feeding my
Insatiable desires, mimicking Orpheus’ most
Loving betrayal
3AM Thoughts // AKA “Strong Enough To Stand On My Own.”
MIND: Balance
Burnout occurs when your body and mind can no longer keep up with the tasks you demand of them. Don’t try to force yourself to do the impossible. Delegate time for important tasks, but always be sure to leave time for relaxation and reflection.
// Del Suggs
