People suffer from mental illness in every other country on earth; people play video games in virtually every other country on earth.
The difference is the guns.
"Confidence isn’t thinking you are better than everyone else, it’s realizing that you have no reason to compare yourself to anyone else." ~Maryam Hasnaa
Give your partner space for expressing himself or herself. Be present. Accusing, defending, attacking -- all those patterns that are designed to strengthen or protect the ego or to get its needs met will then become redundant. ~Eckhart Tolle #thepowerofnow (pg.160) #Be#Present
"Everyone always asks if you have a career, if you're married, if you have children. Like if life was some kind of grocery list. No one ever asks us if we're happy." ~Farrah Gray
We all want to live a happy life, so we have to learn to live together in trust and mutual respect. We do have differences of race, nationality, religious faith and so on, but these differences are secondary in comparison to our equality in being human.
"You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to relax and have faith that things will work out. Let go a little and just let life happen." ~Kody Keplinger
.@phjackson5 CEO of @Bluescaper shares how the future of work relies on #collaboration tools giving everyone a voice –“Democratization of Work” in https://t.co/hTwwDbyipZ
Modern education pays little attention to inner values and yet our basic human nature is compassionate. We need to incorporate compassion and warm-heartedness into the modern education system to make it more holistic.
Call them #DREAMers. Call them Americans. Call them human beings who deserve to live in the only place they call home. Whose lives shouldn’t be horse-traded for campaign promises & walls. Our government’s word should mean something.
Dear Atty Gen Sessions: the main gateway drug to opioid use is NOT marijuana,but rather pharmaceuticals given to unsuspecting patients (& their parents) who were told by medical doctors that they should take them. Big Pharma is the biggest drug dealer in America and they know it
"Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress; which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once." ~Unknown https://t.co/S7kvIVFvJS
One of the hardest lessons in life is letting go. Whether it's guilt, anger, love, loss, or betrayal. Change is never easy. We fight to hang on and we fight to let go.
I am convinced we can become happier individuals, happier communities and a happier humanity by cultivating a warm heart, allowing our better selves to prevail.
Training in mental stabilization is like shielding our mind from the winds of distracting thoughts, while wisdom is like the light of the candle flame itself. When these two are brought together, we attain a clear and powerful perception of the object. - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso