“We are conditioned from birth to think and feel according to the psychological distortion of those before us, to take another’s word as our own without question, to follow the emotions of the masses. This shapes a narrow scope of the universe, squeezing life of passion and enthusiasm. The only way out of such an […]
“The path of least resistance does not mean you settle for less. It means you do whatever it takes to feel good, to feel ease. It means you are not responsible for anyone’s happiness but your own. You don’t need to bend over backward to make other people happy or more comfortable. That’s not your job. It is there’s, and you are doing them a disservice by taking on the responsibility of their emotions. It is a weight you do not have to carry. The path of least resistance is to find which thoughts, which behaviors bring you joy and ease and enthusiasm. That’s your job.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Without pain, denial, and darkness, there would be no definition to enthusiasm, authenticity, and joy. Contrast in life is what makes your life a work of art.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Longing is proof that your current choices are not in alignment with enthusiasm and your deepest joy.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Peace comes when you have: Oneness with pain and sorrow. Oneness with loneliness. joy, and desire. Oneness with loss, enthusiasm, passion, and creative abandonment. It does not come with separation, with splitting yourself in two or three or four. Peace comes when there is oneness with all things.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Calculated or willed power over others is transitory. Influence derived from authenticity, however, is a legacy. There can be no imitation or force of the latter. It simply springs up from enthusiasm, from validity, from joy.” -Amy Larson, AmyJalapeño.com
