a few weeks ago, my sister gave me journal with the above quote on the cover. "life isn't about finding yourself. life is about creating yourself." in yoga, we're taught that we create the world in which we live by how we live in it. if we create beauty, we find more beauty. if we cultivate our compassion, we see more compassion in our world. and, contrastly, if we perpetuate negative thought patterns - the more negative thoughts and experiences we will have.
i don't know about you, but this quote is both uplifting and a bit overwhelming. the notion that the world in which we live is a mirror on how we live our lives is kind of scary, because that means we have a lot of responsibility in making the world as we wish it to be. but with that responsibility comes empowerment - knowing that if we seek a change, we much be the change. and with this, we become the creators of our own universe. very cool.
namaste : )
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i don't know about you, but this quote is both uplifting and a bit overwhelming. the notion that the world in which we live is a mirror on how we live our lives is kind of scary, because that means we have a lot of responsibility in making the world as we wish it to be. but with that responsibility comes empowerment - knowing that if we seek a change, we much be the change. and with this, we become the creators of our own universe. very cool.
namaste : )
Whoa.. that's deep. :P
ReplyDeleteNo, seriously, this made me stop and think for a second: how would my life look if I stopped trash-talking myself and engaging in nasty gossip? Love this series -- always thought provoking!
You're so right. It's encouraging but also daunting since we really have all the power over what we do + create. Nonetheless, a great quote to get me off my hiney!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites. Thanks for posting because I needed to read it this week!
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