Bryant McGill's Blog, page 80

Uncommon success is found on the spiritual plane

"Uncommon success is found on the spiritual plane; you can't get there through common convention or following others. Hard work is not enough; many work slavishly-hard for little reward. Intelligence is insufficient; how many educated and brilliant people there are who fail utterly and completely. Goodness is not enough; how many meek and good souls are tilled into the earth like manure by demigods to fertilize their golden crops. There is something more — it is the unseen essential, and eve...

Acknowledging and processing your pain

"Some people run from pain their whole lives, and what pain they do not digest they inflict upon others."

— Bryant McGill

Your tears are announcing change in your life

"Tears are good. What flows is alive. Crying is like a thundershower for the soul. The air feels so wonderful after the rain. Don't think too much. Breathe. Don't be harsh or demanding on yourself. Just experience your feelings and know that your tears are announcing change in your life. Change is coming; like a summer rain — to wash away your pain. Have faith that things are getting better."

— Bryant McGill

Present-mindedness is your only safe haven

"Almost all sadness comes from thinking about the past, and all worry from thinking about the future — present-mindedness is your only safe haven."

— Bryant McGill

Questioning your cultural narrative

"The starting point to freedom is to begin questioning the cultural narrative you have been sold."

— Bryant McGill

Avoiding unnecessary suffering

"Through spiritual maturity you will see new ways to avoid unnecessary suffering; wiser ways to endure unavoidable hardships with grace, and opportunities to turn your pain into lessons of service and healing for others."

— Bryant McGill

Change takes time

"Change takes time. It takes time for the seeds to begin growing within, time to understand and process, time for the growth to mature, and time for the old self to die and fall away."

— Bryant McGill

Change takes time.

Know your self worth

"You can always hold out for something better when you know your self worth."

— Bryant McGill

You can always hold out for something better when you know your self worth.