“We are conditioned from birth to think and feel according to the psychological distortion of those before us, to take another’s word as our own without question, to follow the emotions of the masses. This shapes a narrow scope of the universe, squeezing life of passion and enthusiasm. The only way out of such an […]
“There is no release from your humanity. There is no paradise. There are only brief respites between chaos, only beauty pressed between pain; and you are the container of it all. You cannot cut out different bits of you; but you can love them and consider them with wonder.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Heartache, pain, passion, and joy… Nothing is real. There is only what we need to be better people.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Limitations are ideas, apparitions, figments of imagination. They are as real as flying without wings in a dream.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Truth cannot be labeled, defined, or packaged into a nice little ideology or religion. When you add structure to truth it is no longer truth. It is a contaminated thing that was once truth. The same is with you. When you use labels to define yourself, to feel safe, or to feel better about your life, you are actually […]
“Control does not protect you from hurt. It shields you from love.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
Partially because it was my birthday yesterday, but mostly because I had a mammogram before work this morning, I decided to use my Starbucks Birthday Reward to buy a Double Double Fudge Bar Frappuccino. It was delicious and I drank about a third of it on the way to work. I would have devoured the […]
“No amount of work or effort or time will make you worthy for what you deserve. Feeling worthy will. Right now, tomorrow, whenever you want, whenever you decide you are sick of waiting for it. All feeling is a magnet for matter.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Do you use others as an excuse to keep your pain alive? Do you fictionalize, exaggerate, and form conclusions using just your limited perception? Is there always someone to blame for the way you feel? Then you are toxic. Shift your attention inward and be accountable for your experience and you won’t be. It literally […]
“There are billions of realities on this earth, but there is only one that you contribute to and it is incomplete, impartial, and most likely biased. But when you approach the realities of others with curiosity and a desire for understanding, those limiting points of view shrink. There is more room for love and you […]
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