“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
“Hope has a short life and is not meant for long-term application on any single issue. It is the spark, but if there is no determination, no diligence to honesty and self-examination waiting to pick up the flame, it will fade and a person will sink back into despair and repeat a vicious pattern of […]
“Relief is an absolute life changer. When you feel stress, alienation, or despair, think, pretend, do anything you can to feel relief (even if you have to imagine it) and you will see worlds shift and marvels unveiled where you thought all was lost.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“No promise is kept when made through the hope of improvement. Any commitment already exists in the behavior of the one offering it.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Wait and listen without ego or identification to any ideology or religion, shared grief or group of people. Wait and listen without inner dialog, without attaching previous judgements to what is, without anticipation and expectation. Wait and listen and trust that everything in the past, all that is, and the entirety to come is a part of one whole body of good.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“You don’t need the approval of others to boost your mood. But the act of reaching out is the thing, not the assent of another. You asked amidst immense fear and with hope. You reached out and said, ‘I need you.’ And that is courage, Whether or not they respond to you appertains to their […]
Can you stand alone and look at all you have around you and see your part in bringing it all together, without blaming anyone or any circumstance, recognizing the choices you made to make it what it is? Being accountable for the things that happen in your life, for the people you chose to share […]
“Dark paths often lead to periods of brilliance. After all, pitch black is the background of stars.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeño.com
