“Changing the world is not mimicking the inspiring words of another. It’s not charming the crowd, being adored or owning a title of leadership. Changing the world is paying close, sharp attention to whether you practice your words, not what everyone else is doing with them. If you can daily entertain a perpetual inflation of […]
“The harshest critic is our internal dialog. When we are unkind to ourselves, it is impossible to be genuine and kind to others.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“When others come to you for advice on what they should do with their life, do not give it. Your knowledge and experience is for you and you only. Instead, encourage them to choose that which brings them relief. Persuade them to develop, trust, and nurture their own inner compass, their own knowledge and experience. Any thing else is enabling co-dependence and psychological frailty.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“An extraordinary life requires extraordinary risk. Not in time or effort or will, but in allowing your perceptions to be vulnerable, including a few split second decisions made from your gut that will change the course of your life entirely. That’s what death does. That’s what change is. The courageous meet death before it happens. They change before life forces them to.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Sin is that which is an act against your own peaceful center, against you feeling joy.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“When you think others are not giving you a chance or that they are being too hard on you or unforgiving, most often it is not them, but you that is. Everyone is a mirror. Be kind to you.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Personal integrity is more than telling the truth. It is a moment to moment accounting of the thoughts we entertain and the feelings we stir in ourselves and others.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Anxiety is self-generated, as is fear and expectation and blame. If you experience these, the person you project them upon can do nothing about it. Only you can.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“If a person is hurt by your authentic choices and you seek to ease their discomfort, you are an obstacle in their journey toward accountability.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Drama ends when accountability begins.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
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