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#nonCommettereLerrore di rimanere ancorato al passato.
Il presente è ciò che conta, deciderà la felicità del nostro futuro
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[MJ @mjcause]

Cuerpo y Sangre de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo!
Hagan esto en Mi Memoria!
Así sea, Amén!
Mandato Divino!

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The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.

Ernest Hemingway

[Reed Fawell @ReedFawell111]

There are a lot of quotes these days that don't seem to fit into the Ernest Hemingway that I came to understand and read. This one, however, is likely his. The core of the Christian religion written in the Scriptures, most particularly the New Testament, is designed to take care of this problem raised by Ernest Hemingway, how our life with no other support is broken by the ravages of time, not to mention the savages we live among. The Scriptures teach that faith in Jesus Christ will give us the grace within ourselves to weather any such storm. This is by reason of god's sacrifice of his own son on the cross to cleanse us of our weaknesses and infirmities called sin in the Bible, by reason of our fall in Genesis. According to James, this faith is buttressed by good works that are a habit forming and so sanctify and purify God's grace within us each time we do them, strengthening us ever more as we age through time on earth. This is our salvation and guarantee from God.

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Stars have always fascinated humankind.
They twinkle in the night sky, like fragments of magic left upon the canvas of the Universe.

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Amor Mundi - Warum ist so schwer, die Welt zu lieben?

Hannah Arendt

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@28671348a6b64f1 He who loved the world was crucified.

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[Dr Rudolf Steiner @RudolfStein2026]

Why do we seek through external substances what we struggle to find within ourselves?

"The reason a person uses these poisons in this way is because the whole human being is no longer healthy, and he would like to enjoy the soul element as much as possible." - GA 348

The human being consists of several dimensions:
the physical body, etheric body, astral body and the I.

Our inner life is connected to the condition and harmony of these different aspects of out being.

Consider why people turn to substances.

Some seek confidence.
Others seek pleasure, stimulation or temporary relief from suffering.
Some want to escape the limitations of their ordinary consciousness and experience something greater than their everyday state.

In each case, the substance becomes a means of producing an inner experience.

People are often not seeking the substance itself.
They are seeking the state of soul that the substance appears to provide.

But there is a difference between experiencing something and developing the capacity to experience it independently.

A substance may produce the feeling of confidence.
But that is not the same as becoming confident.

A substance may offer temporary relief from suffering.
But that is not the same as overcoming the causes of suffering.

The experience is granted from the outside.
The capacity is cultivated from within.

The more a person relies on external means to produce certain inner states, the less they exercise and strengthen the capacities through which those states can become their own.

One of the most important aspects of spiritual development is learning not to become a slave to the experiences we desire.

The goal is not to suppress our desires, but to transform our relationship with them.

To become increasingly capable of directing our own inner life, rather than allowing external influences to dictate it.

Begin by observing your desires without immediately acting upon them.
Ask yourself what you are truly seeking beneath the impulse: pleasure, relief, connection...

Then consciously develop healthier ways of fulfilling those needs, gradually becoming less dependent on external stimulation and more in control of your inner life.