#funny
#health
"You do not have a body—you are asleep within it. You treat it as a machine, yet you do not even know how this machine truly functions. Your body, your thoughts, your emotions—all operate without your awareness, like a clock that ticks but does not know time."
"The first task is to wake up inside the body. To sense it, to feel it—not as an idea, but as a living, breathing reality. Right now, you are fragmented. Your mind wanders, your emotions pull you, your body is sluggish or tense. But when you bring attention to your body—not in thought, but in direct sensation—you begin to gather yourself. You become whole."
"Try this: right now, feel your hands. Not by moving them, not by looking at them, but by sensing them from within. Stay with this sensation. Now feel your feet. Then your breath. As you do this, something changes, yes? A certain presence awakens. This is the beginning of real work. Until you live inside your body with awareness, you will remain a stranger to yourself."
"Remember: to be present in the body is to be present in life. Without this, all else is mere theory." #Gurdjieff
#funny
#selfmastery
#Seneca
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“I began to understand that suffering and disappointments and melancholy are there not to vex us or cheapen us or deprive us of our dignity, but to mature and transfigure us.
~Herman Hesse
#bodyintelligence
#reminder
#autism
credit: Sufficiency magazine (on Facebook)
"This year, DON'T harvest your radishes. Leave them in the ground, let them flower (the flowers are beautiful and bees love them) and then let those flowers fade away and form seed pods. From your single radish, you'll get dozens of radish pods that are unbelievably delicious. (Probably more delicious than radishes.) We've got some great radish pod recipes in the comments and a guide to harvesting these bonus edibles." #gardening
#ThomasSowell
"According to Psychologists, there are four types of Intelligence:
1) Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
2) Emotional Quotient (EQ)
3) Social Quotient (SQ)
4) Adversity Quotient (AQ)
1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ): this is the measure of your level of comprehension. You need IQ to solve maths, memorize things, and recall lessons.
2. Emotional Quotient (EQ): this is the measure of your ability to maintain peace with others, keep to time, be responsible, be honest, respect boundaries, be humble, genuine and considerate.
3. Social Quotient (SQ): this is the measure of your ability to build a network of friends and maintain it over a long period of time.
People that have higher EQ and SQ tend to go further in life than those with a high IQ but low EQ and SQ. Most schools capitalize on improving IQ levels while EQ and SQ are played down.
A man of high IQ can end up being employed by a man of high EQ and SQ even though he has an average IQ.
Your EQ represents your Character, while your SQ represents your Charisma. Give in to habits that will improve these three Qs, especially your EQ and SQ.
Now there is a 4th one, a new paradigm:
4. The Adversity Quotient (AQ): The measure of your ability to go through a rough patch in life, and come out of it without losing your mind.
When faced with troubles, AQ determines who will give up, who will abandon their family, and who will consider suicide.
Parents please expose your children to other areas of life than just Academics. They should adore manual labour (never use work as a form of punishment), Sports and Arts.
Develop their IQ, as well as their EQ, SQ and AQ. They should become multifaceted human beings able to do things independently of their parents.
Finally, do not prepare the road for your children. Prepare your children for the road."
"We rise by lifting others.'
-Robert Ingersoll
#spiceblends
"As you get older, you start to realize that life isn’t so much about where you stand in the world, it’s about where you stand within yourself. In younger years, you may have chased validation, measured success by external approval, or worried about fitting into certain spaces. But with time, you learn that true fulfillment doesn’t come from how others see you; it comes from how you see yourself. Your peace, confidence, and happiness aren’t tied to opinions or expectations. They are rooted in self-acceptance, in knowing who you are beyond titles, achievements, and social perceptions.
The real journey is not about proving yourself to the world but about feeling at home within yourself. It’s about waking up each day and being content with the person you’re becoming, regardless of outside noise. When you stop seeking permission to be yourself and start embracing your own worth, life feels lighter. You no longer shape your identity based on how people view you but on how you truly feel about yourself. And that shift, from external validation to inner fulfillmentis where true freedom begins."
Balt Rodriguez Choose Yourself
Artist Credit: Dee Nickerson
