“If you only connect deeply in relationships when there is a crisis or shared grievance, you are training your subconscious to practice psychological stress so that you have an excuse to be loved. You don’t need an excuse. You exist, and that is the best reason there is. It is not about believing you deserve love. It is about feeling, practicing, training your psyche to feel love whether ideal conditions are present or not, which is the best contribution to your life, your relationships and the world you can make.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Your level of influence on others is not measured by the success of those you influence, but by your determination to not make their success your own. Be content with a small, steady stream of qualities like humility, accountability, and desire, because over time they become massive contributions to the human race.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Your contribution to the world can be as large as an island or as simple as a strong emotion. Both (and everything in between) are magnificent, significant gifts to humanity.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“I can’t think of anything more worthy of our time and attention than absolute devotion to our personal evolution. An individual is of no use to the world when they have not a thing to contribute to it.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com [original hot! quote on 6/25/12 “growth + commitment + evolution”]
This could be applied to sour behavior and tantrums (adult, adolescent, or those thrown by a two-year-old). But good, wonderful, blissful things can also be brought to zero when starved of attention. If you want to make a difference in the world, give the latter more (attention) and the former less. “The surest way to […]
“If what you think your calling is requires the admiration of others, it may not be what you are meant for, but what the ego loves, needs, wants to stay alive inside you. When you can disappear for hours without a soul in sight and be wholly satisfied, then you’ve found it – your bliss, […]
“All the world would be a better place if people simply had the courage to practice that which they believe they are deprived of.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
