Light of the Soul

psych-facts: There are so many positives of...

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:50:02 -0700

There are so many positives of breathing. Breathing detoxifies and releases toxins by exhaling oxygen from your body that has been converted to carbon dioxide. It releases mental tension by allowing more oxygen to flow into the body. It also relaxes the mind and body and increases thought clarity. For parts of the body that feels tense or tight, try to concentrate your breathing into those places. It also helps build the immune system by providing more oxygen that replenishes your blood. Most importantly, because it keeps you alive.

blushing-all-the-way-homee: This omg

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:14:19 -0700

blushing-all-the-way-homee:

This omg

psych-quotes: For more psychology quotes here

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:13:04 -0700

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For more psychology quotes here

Want to Be Happier? Stop Doing These 10 Things Right Now

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:18:50 -0700

Want to Be Happier? Stop Doing These 10 Things Right Now:

wilwheaton:

This is a really great post from Lifehacker. I’ll just excerpt one to get you started:

Impressing

No one likes you for your clothes, your car, your possessions, your title, or your accomplishments. Those are all “things.” People may like your things—but that doesn’t mean they like you. Sure, superficially they might seem to, but superficial is also insubstantial, and a relationship that is not based on substance is not a real relationship.

Genuine relationships make you happier, and you’ll only form genuine relationships when you stop trying to impress and start trying to just be yourself.

Take a minute to go read the rest. You’ll be glad you did.

"You exist in time, but you belong to eternity. You are a penetration of eternity into the world of..."

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:31:40 -0700

“You exist in time, but you belong to eternity. You are a penetration of eternity into the world of time. You are deathless, living in a body of death. Your consciousness knows no death, no birth. It is only your body that is born and dies. But you are not aware of your consciousness. You are not conscious of your consciousness. And that is the whole art of meditation; becoming conscious of consciousness itself.”

- Osho

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Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:37:05 -0700

"Your personality is not set in stone. […] You can change what you want about yourself at any time...."

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:01:22 -0700

“Your personality is not set in stone. […] You can change what you want about yourself at any time. You see yourself as someone who can’t write or play an instrument, who gives in to temptation or makes bad decisions, but that’s really not you. It’s not ingrained. It’s not your personality. Your personality is something else, something deeper.

If it is useful to do so, you must abandon your identity and start again. Sometimes it’s the only way.

Set fire to your old self. It’s not needed here. It’s too busy shopping, gossiping about others, watching days go by, and asking why you haven’t gotten as far as you’d like. This old self will die and be forgotten by all but family, and replaced by someone who makes a difference.

Your new self is not like that. Your new self is the Great Chicago Fire — overwhelming, overpowering, and destroying everything that isn’t necessary.”

- Julien Smith, from “The Flinch” (via weissewiese)

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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:01:23 -0700

"‎Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each..."

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:01:01 -0700

““‎Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right things to help you learn perfect patience, perfect wisdom, perfect compassion.””

- Buddha (via emotional-algebra)

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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:01:29 -0700

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thefireinyourheart: mwood218: So choose the ones you allow in...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:01:24 -0700

thefireinyourheart:

mwood218:

So choose the ones you allow in your life wisely.

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Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:52:53 -0700

"It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly...."

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:48:50 -0700

“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days…Lightly, lightly—it’s the best advice ever given me. So throw away your baggage and go forward. There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet, trying to suck you down into fear and self-pity and despair. That’s why you must walk so lightly. Lightly, my darling.”

- Aldous Huxley (via satinsunset)

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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:20:34 -0700

"Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own."

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:01:24 -0800

“Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own.”

- Bruce Lee (via dawnawakened)

sacredfemme: A psychologist walked around a room while...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:01:27 -0800

sacredfemme:

A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: “How heavy is this glass of water?”

Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.” She continued, “The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything.”

It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!

"Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved...."

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:01:17 -0800

“Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.”

- Osho (via heyfranhey)

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Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:01:20 -0800

"We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten..."

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:01:18 -0800

“We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh (via fuckyeahzenmind)