“Trying to instill the fear of God (or any fear at all) in a person that thinks independently is like trying to convince an already free human being they are not free. If you are this sort of preacher, if you must spend your time and energy convincing others to live a life the way […]
“When you are free, you internally answer to no one, no thing, no expectation or guru or god. You are absolutely, irrevocably accountable and there is nothing more terrifying, more overwhelming, or more beautiful, liberating and spiritually substantial in the whole wide world of existence.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“When you let love in, when you allow it to permeate your you mind, your heart, your skin, you are never more vulnerable, never stronger, and never more free. Amen.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“You keep close what you value most. And to some, suffering and separation are so precious, so much a part of their identity and so familiar that they struggle resigning their internal torment to love and joy and freedom.” – Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“I can only understand and find real meaning and insight into those bits of fact that I relate to emotionally. This is my knowledge base. Procured by experience and refined (ironically) by exposure to variety, my knowledge base determines what and how much I comprehend; and if I attach my identity to any of it, if […]
“The consequences of our choices are faced in two ways: the building of stories to escape into the familiarity of pain and suffering, or the freedom and uncertainty of accountability.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“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
“Resistance training is necessary to build strength and definition in the body. A level of resistance is also essential in the building of inner fitness. The more opposition, the more wisdom, strength, and inner freedom there is available to you. Obstacles are opportunities. Difficulties with situations and people are your chance to beef up your fortitude.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Lasting freedom is not had by eliminating the restraints of your outer world. It is an intrinsic effect of making your inner world limitless.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Certainty about what will happen to your soul when you die is practicing a spiritual short-sightedness. Conviction that what you feel right now is a prophetic view of your future is certainty and freedom and salvation.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com