“The closer to someone and the more natural a connection, the greater care you must give to it. Too often we pay more attention to relationships that are the most stressful, the most troublesome, the most dramatic. They suck our attention and time and take away from the connections where patience, understanding, and laughter are […]
“There is no one all-encompassing truth, yet truth is everywhere, masked by countless forms. No one can show truth to you or explain it. The only way to find truth is to have the patience and determination to not look for it, but benevolently end everything you are certain of, all your conditioning and what […]
“There is no guarantee what you teach your children will catch, no promise they will have your same conviction of truths. They may even have a warped perception of you. After all, they don’t have your unique experiences. But it is vitally important for them to prove they can make it on their own. And […]
“Patience, love, and healing come when we forgive ourselves for being what we dislike in others. (because it is normally what bugs us most)” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“The things we want most, those things we would glean the most joy are often what we give up on too soon. We lack the patience or do not allow them to develop and grow, because we are afraid the cost is too high.” -Amy Larson, AmyJalapeño.com
“Silence is the best truth serum.” -Amy Larson, AmyJalapeño.com Many things interrupt our moments of silence: family, friends, work, cell phones, even our internal dialog. And some of it is necessary for us to evolve and accomplish things; but we allow the interruptions too often. So often, that our identity blends in with the distractions […]