small 'things'

to be not fully aware of matters because they appear small or not so important to oneself is an error which will result in these 'small things' gaining their own

momentum and influencing your fate.

Pema Chödrön, quote from lionsroar

'Does not trying to change mean we have to remain angry and addicted until the day we die? This is a reasonable question. Trying to change ourselves doesn’t work in the long run because we’re resisting our own energy. Self-improvement can have temporary results, but lasting transformation occurs only when we honor ourselves as the source of wisdom and compassion. '

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' is only when we begin to relax with ourselves as we are that meditation becomes a transformative process. When we relate with ourselves without moralizing, without harshness, without deception, we finally let go of harmful patterns.'

The Science of Affection, quote, brainpicking

https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/07/07/love-at-goon-park-harry-harlow-deborah-blum/?mc_cid=1ed92b7ada&mc_eid=d4633eff0a


"At the end, in Harry’s handiwork, there’s nothing sentimental about love, no sunlit clouds and glory notes—it’s a substantial, earthbound connection, grounded in effort, kindness, and decency. Learning to love, Harry liked to say, is really about learning to live. Perhaps everyday affection seems a small facet of love. Perhaps, though, it is the modest, steady responses that see us through day after day, that stretch into a life of close and loving relationships. Or, as Harry Harlow wrote to a friend, “Perhaps one should always be modest when talking about love.”
Deborah Blum,

Love at Goon Park:Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection

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