“When all of our thoughts and feelings relating to death are as accepted and appreciated as those connected to youth and love and passion for life, we will live in a world filled with harmony, equality, and endless creative solutions to problems we now consider hopeless.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Blaming others for your experiences, your feelings, your struggles is simply being lazy. Although it seems like an easier way out, it creates more drama, more struggle, and drains your time, energy and attention from what will actually change the circumstances you want out of.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Personal integrity is more than telling the truth. It is a moment to moment accounting of the thoughts we entertain and the feelings we stir in ourselves and others.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“You will only ever find the dream, the freedom, the trust you experience now. There is no future apart from the present. The thoughts and feelings you practice now are your future, in every relationship, in every job, in your every physical expression.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“The color of a perfect life is in variety of experience. Not choices made from careless risk, but those charged with curiosity, exploration, and the courage to sift through thoughts and feelings without the influence of others. ” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com Work your spiritual muscle. You decide. Then be accountable and courageous in assuming the […]
“If you don’t say it, they won’t know it. If they don’t know it, they’ll act as if what you feel does not exist.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeño.com
Hence, any evil in the world is ignorance and lack of understanding. Those that have grasped this insight are usually the target of such negative emotions as jealousy, anger, and resentment; but ironically, they have the responsibility to understand and be compassionate toward the projectors. Ah, such is life, that once you understand, you must […]
A meditation on acceptance: 1. Find a safe place to be alone. (No sad-texting friends or relatives allowed. In fact, turn your phone off. You can do this.) Block out as much sensory input as possible. Put in ear plugs if you have to. This is a time to discover your depths. Listening to only […]
