“Some of the most extraordinary moments can be devalued and stained by feelings of shame and unworthiness – thought patters that spiral you into an existence of limitations. You don’t even realize you are doing it, and you think because you are exerting a tremendous amount of effort to make things work, you are on […]
“Abundance in love and freedom and finance is not all about putting in enough time, hard work, even recognizing that you deserve it. Abundance just is and you either let it take care of you or you don’t.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“An extraordinary life requires extraordinary risk. Not in time or effort or will, but in allowing your perceptions to be vulnerable, including a few split second decisions made from your gut that will change the course of your life entirely. That’s what death does. That’s what change is. The courageous meet death before it happens. They change before life forces them to.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Action from a calm mind is effective, promotes ease and has lasting results. Effort from a place of anger, frustration, or self-righteousness may have short term effects, but it only leads to more of the same and more effort.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“There is less time and effort in forgiveness, with an increase in energy, than there is when entertaining familiarity with your fear of the unknown.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
I recently experienced this with a very close relationship. And in many ways, I feel like I did not let go soon enough, but I did, eventually. I hope there is enough beauty left and that it adds to his new life of possibilities and that he remembers me fondly and that my love and […]
“There comes a point when you have done everything you can possibly do, when you have exhausted your effort and devotion to a thing and you realize you can either hold on to it and fight against life or let go altogether, even though every fracking cell in your body is connected to it.” -Amy […]
“Fear and anxiety want to be seen; and they rise to the surface of our psyche when in the presence of that person or circumstance we most need to face if they are to be dissolved for good. It is interesting that those circumstances are usually the ones we put great effort into avoiding.” -Amy […]
Any amount of unnecessary effort actually creates exhaustion, delay, struggle. If we simply remain still, observe, and allow for more information to flow into the picture before we react, effortless solutions will arise and we will have energy for things that are of greater importance to us. Our priorities actually become a prime concern; and […]
“What you resist is the very thing you must face. It is the wall you must climb, the gaping pit you must leap if you want to improve. Even if you don’t make it all the way across or through, the resolve toward courage and simple effort is an upgrade from what you were before.” […]