Inward (The Inward Trilogy)

by Yung Pueblo

it is not love if all they want from you is to fulfill their expectations

one of my greatest mistakes was believing that another person could hold together all the pieces of me

make sure the walls you build to protect yourself do not become a prison

ask yourself often: am i observing the situation accurately or am i projecting how i feel onto what is happening?

if you measure the length of your ego, it will equal the distance between you and your freedom

the greatest gift sadness gave me was the motivation to transform

reminder: you can love people and simultaneously not allow them to harm you

the healer you have been looking for is your own courage to know and love yourself completely

it did not happen overnight and it was not given to me by another i am the maker of the happiness and love growing within me

there is a tendency to doubt your growth in the midst of a big leap forward; hold steady and allow yourself to bloom

a real sign of progress is when we no longer punish ourselves for our imperfections

we carry our attachments and pain in our bodies; as we let them go our bodies change

progress is when we forgive ourselves for taking so long to treat our bodies like a home

i started speaking my truth when being free became more important than guarding the fear of my ego

the greatest journey i have taken so far is the one where i ended the alienation between me and all that i am, the one where i connected my light and my darkness, where i united what i wanted to know with what i did not want to face. only through this union and truthfulness did i begin to feel at home within my own being.

there is no real freedom without honesty, and without honesty, there can be no peace of mind.

the more love in my body, the less harm my body can do

it may have taken a long time, but in the end it did not matter. after much healing through self-observation she now had strength, she now had courage, and the wisdom to wield her new magic with virtue. no longer did she run from her pain or her troubles, no longer did she allow delusions to capture her mind, no longer did she doubt that the greatest healer she has ever met is her own unconditional love. (you are a healer)

real love began when we both stopped expecting and instead focused on giving

though the pain once felt unbearable and everlasting, the peace i feel today is a testament to the heart’s ability to heal

whatever calms and concentrates the mind causes the purifying release of old burdens that weigh us down.

find the balance between being productive and being patient

we want things to last forever and we turn difficult moments into long-lasting pain simply because we have not learned to let go.

letting go does not mean that we forget, and it does not mean that we give up. it just means that we are not letting our present happiness be determined by things that happened in the past or by things we wish to happen in the future.

i gathered my habits and started releasing the ones that can never lead me to lasting freedom and joy

it is the things you say no to that really show your commitment to your growth

being honest with yourself is an act of self-love

peace makes you strong hate reveals your emptiness kindness feeds your happiness anger reveals your fear love makes you free

the body knows what it requires; listen to it—not the cravings of the mind but the needs of the body— let it guide you into well-being (intuitive healing)

“compassion is the radicalism of our time.”