thought for today

Breath by breath

“Breath by breath, let go of fear, expectation, anger, regret, cravings, frustration, fatigue. Let go of the need for approval. Let go of old judgments and opinions. Die to all that, and fly free. Soar in the freedom of desirelessness.” — Lama Surya Das

changing our level of consciousness and awareness

“It is very difficult to break free from the prison of conformity and fixed false beliefs without changing our level of consciousness and awareness.” ― DebMridhaasish

Your fears attached to rules

“Sometimes your belief system is really your fears attached to rules.” ― Shannon L. Alder

Some think holding on makes us strong

“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” — Herman Hesse

Letting go of perfection

When you’re passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection. — Debra Messing

Experts at letting things go

“I realise there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they’re experts at letting things go.” — Jeffrey McDaniel

Not knowing how little we need

“Half of the confusion in the world comes from not knowing how little we need.” Richard E. Byrd

Let go of attachment to beng right

“Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open.” —Ralph Marston

The happiness we seek is already here

“The happiness we seek cannot be found through grasping, trying to hold on to things. It cannot be found through getting serious and uptight about wanting things to go in the direction we think will bring happiness. We are always taking hold of the wrong end of the stick. The point is that the happinessContinue reading “The happiness we seek is already here”

There are no mistakes

“There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they’re necessary to reach the places we’ve chosen to go.” — Richard Bach