“You will never know a friend, a spouse, a family member well. There is always another layer, a line of internal processing you will never know about. The closest you will ever get to knowing another person well is to feel, in unison and with significant depth, a particular emotion – a language which transmits volumes.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“In order to experience the truth of things, you must have a clear mind, be brutally honest with yourself, and make innocence and vulnerability continually accessible; because your perception is always changing and there will always be more to learn and understand and experience.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“You are not here to assess and diagnose the imperfections of others. You are here to pinpoint and understand your own.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“Ego is fear and panic, security and being certain. Love is understanding and truth, newness and adventure. There is no newness, no awareness or appreciation without dying and loss.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“If anything produces drama, it is the degree to which you react to stress. End your reaction and you break the cycle. Respond instead, with a desire for understanding.” -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 […]
“Reacting to another with anger, separation, and defense only perpetuates the cycle of drama. To cease unhealthy connections, one must consciously respond with equanimity, with a determination for understanding.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
Resisting understanding and fighting for a narrow view is what you do when your ego is in charge. It means the ego is in absolute fear of losing the emotions and thought patterns keeping it alive and it will stop at nothing to ensure you continue to identify with it, its wacky logic, and precious […]
“There is no other way to be more god-like than to embrace all, feel all, love all.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
“True understanding blames no one.” -Amy Larson, amyjalapeno.com
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