“Only when unification of light and dark, good and bad, the seen and unseen occurs in the mind can there ever be entire understanding.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Darkness might be an absence of light, or lack of wisdom; but it is also an incubator for knowledge and purpose. It is the womb and mother of light.” -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
“It’s not about turning dark into light, wrong into right, or transforming bad into good. Polarizing to either side creates duality and suffering. It’s not about balancing either, or acceptance. It is about realizing the opportunities for learning and understanding in every situation and appreciating the wisdom of it all. That is what goodness and […]
“Light and dark, good and bad, right and wrong: they all abide within the one thing that makes us human – our perception.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“There is no glittering jewel, no starlit night or brilliant light that could ever compare to the capacity of your heart. There are immensities inside of us.” -Amy Larson,
“Loneliness, abandonment and despair are like oceans that fill your lungs. They press, press until your naked truth is pinned against an abyssal plain. They press until the ego disintegrates, until the inner immersion, until the suffocation by shadow. This is the sine qua non by which clean, pure love expands all your empty […]
“There is no striving toward being good. Good is always in you. Either you let love rise to the surface or you push it deeper into shadow with to-do lists, ideals and expectations. Burn the list. Abandon the ideals and expectations. Step out of that old skin and do what feels light and free and […]
“Just as a breeze animates a tree, sustains an eagle mid-flight, or moves clouds as if with purpose, so I am a presence that breathes life into these arms and legs, this mind, heart and skin as I consciously pass through life leaving light, beauty, and love in my wake.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Our psychological shadows provide an elegant depth. They are shade for others that have been scorched from over-exposure to self-righteousness, judgement, exclusion, separation, and pain. Our shadows are proof that, and the means by which our light exists.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com