“Less drama, more peace. Less struggle, more ease. Less distraction, more intimacy. Less diversion, more focus. Less things and thoughts, more space, more clarity. Less division, more unity. Less judgment, more understanding. Less rigidity of views, more creativity. Less absolutes, more possibilities and more solutions. Less fear, more courage, more authenticity. Less hatred, hostility and disgust, […]
“Truth cannot be labeled, defined, or packaged into a nice little ideology or religion. When you add structure to truth it is no longer truth. It is a contaminated thing that was once truth. The same is with you. When you use labels to define yourself, to feel safe, or to feel better about your life, you are actually […]
“It is human nature to outwardly allow what you inwardly despise and to inwardly desire what you outwardly ignore. An authentic life marries the two, so that the inward and the outward are one.”-Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Changing the world is not mimicking the inspiring words of another. It’s not charming the crowd, being adored or owning a title of leadership. Changing the world is paying close, sharp attention to whether you practice your words, not what everyone else is doing with them. If you can daily entertain a perpetual inflation of […]
“Giving and expecting something in return is not giving. It’s manipulation.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Authenticity makes you a sort of time traveler. It propels you beyond the hours. days, and years that deceit, manipulation, and drama consume.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“When your spouse, lover, significant other tells you what they want, give them exactly what they ask for. Don’t offer them more or less or a version you think they will like better. Listen carefully, without interference from the voice in your head. Then from love and kindness and sincerity, give them precisely what they ask for. Let them add. Let them take away without any resistance from you. This gives them a voice in the relationship and will inspire them to respect yours.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“You can master the jargon of positive thinkers and change the lives of many people with your words, but unless you experience the practical, day-to-day use of what you preach, there will always be the shadow of an inescapable weight.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Don’t be so worried about grand gestures. Small things done with great care are life’s big moments.” -Amy Larson
“If you hesitate or second-guess or hold back feeling joy and freedom and fun just because it might disturb the sensibilities of another, then you are rehearsing smallness. It doesn’t matter if that person is a parent, sibling, your spouse, or best friend. The divine part of you never requires the practices of limitations, so that you are worthy of wonderful things.
“The only sacrifice necessary to live your purest self and most authentic, extraordinary life is to surrender your propensity of making choices based on abating the possible negative reactions of another.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
