Awaken to Your Destiny

You are not a drop in the ocean;

You are the entire ocean in a drop.

Rumi

The universe experiences itself through you

for a brief moment called life.

Eckhart Tolle

Jo Frederiks

I sometimes try to imagine what would have

happened if we'd known the bonobo first

and the chimpanzee only later - or not at all.

The discussion about human evolution might not

revolve as much around violence, warfare and

male dominance, but rather around sexuality,

empathy, caring and cooperation.

Frans de Waal

Pursuing self-esteem can be motivating,

but other sources of motivation, such as

goals that are good for the self and others,

can provide the same motivation

without the costs.

Jennifer Crocker & Lora Park

I believe that we are all creative beings and

that you were placed here on this earth

to create something of value to the world.

Something that will help others break free,

something that lights you up with passion and

something that is larger than just you.

Mastin Kipp

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and

go to the grave with the song still in them.

Henry David Thoreau

The thing about real life is that important events

don't announce themselves... Usually something

that is going to change your whole life is

a memory before you can stop and

be impressed about it.

Edith Schaeffer

The really important kind of freedom involves

attention, and awareness, and discipline, and

effort, and being able truly to care about other

people and to sacrifice for them, over and over,

in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day.

David Foster Wallace

Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction

ends up being the biggest step of your life.

Naeem Callaway

The greatest gift you have to give

is that of your own self-transformation.

Lao Tzu

The meaning of life is to find your gift.

The purpose of life is to give it away.

Pablo Picasso

Life is no brief candle to me.

It is a sort of splendid torch

which I have got a hold of for the moment and

I want to make it burn as brightly as possible

before handing it on to future generations.

George Bernard Shaw

The best way to find yourself is to

lose yourself in the service of others.

Mahatma Gandhi

Competition is the law of the jungle,

but cooperation is the law of civilization.

Peter Kropotkin

Service to others is the rent you pay

for your room here on earth.

Muhammad Ali

Life's most important and urgent question is:

what are you doing for others?

Martin Luther King, Jr.

If you want to live a happy life,

tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.

Albert Einstein

Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued;

it must ensue, and it only does so as the side

effect of one's personal dedication to a cause

greater than oneself.

Viktor Frankl

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to

the whole community and as long as I live,

it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

George Bernard Shaw

Culture eats strategy for breakfast.

Peter Drucker

Two roads diverged in a wood and I -

I took the one less traveled by,

and that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

Everything that's happened in your life

up until now has been preparing you

to live your purpose. These have been lessons

and now it's your time to step into your purpose

and make your mark. You are stronger than

your circumstances and what other people say.

There is something within you that is only

yours to give. Give us all you've got.

Mastin Kipp

Transform Yourself 🦋

Before, my role model was the vision

of the woman I wanted to become.

Then I became that woman.

Diane von Fürstenberg

Act the way you'd like to be and soon

you'll be the way you act.

Leonard Cohen

To become the person you aspire to be,

develop the habits of that person.

Bille Cristiane Temanel

There is but one solution to the intricate riddle

of life; to improve ourselves, and contribute

to the happiness of others.

Mary Shelley

1. Prepare: Internal dialogue & mindset.

2. Plan: Set goals.

3. Purge: Internal & external.

4. Provide.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles;

change your leaves, keep intact to your roots.

Victor Hugo

Great things are not done by impulse, but

by a series of small things brought together.

Vincent Van Gogh

Learn from yesterday, live for today and hope

for tomorrow. The important thing is not

to stop questioning.

Albert Einstein

We change the world not by what we say or do

but as a consequence of what we have become.

David R. Hawkins

- Soften your appearance. Pay attention to all aspects. Pamper yourself. Always look your best. Wear soft and bright colours that complement your skintone.

- Soften your movements. Have pliability with your body. Dance. Listen to soft music. Stretch. Slow down your movements. Smile.

- Soften your mind. Be aware of all the things that impact you. Feed your mind with things that elevate you. Pull away from anyone and anything that brings you down. God places people in your life to teach you something but they are rarely meant to be there for your entire life. It's also about the books you read, the people you watch on Youtube etc. Surround yourself with women who have traits that you want to have. Your surroundings rub off on you. Step away from everyhing that hardens you.

- Soften your spirit. Be kind, forgive and love. Break free from addiction.

- Soften your tone of voice. Have a calm, melodic, soothing and sweet tone. Breath and relax. Think before you speak. Speak slower and lower your voice. Pay attention to what voice your use when you speak to different people and why.

A Feminine Impression - How to Become a Softer Feminine Woman

- Rebrand yourself. Don't let others hold you down.

- Practice good manners. Say "please", "thank you", "excuse me" and "you're welcome". Make eye contact. Mind your tone. Be sincere, kind and humble. Treat everyone with the same respect. Show reverence for each and every one of God's creatures.

- Soften your environment. Add flowers, scents and music.

- Spend time with yourself. Slow down.

- Spirituality & healing. Humble yourself. Practice love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Repent.

A Feminine Impression - Butterfly Mail

- Get up at 4 AM or 5 AM.

 - Say affirmations. Use empowering language.

- Write down what you're grateful for and why. Journal.

- Be present. Slow down.

- Keep your environment clean.

- Pamper yourself.

- Have a playlist of music, videos, interviews, speeches etc. that's empowering for you.

- Look soft. Soft colors & feminine clothes. Perfume, nailpolish. Do your hair. Smile.

- Be vulnerable and honest. Take responsibility and apologize.

- Think for yourself.

- Be open-minded and non-judgemental.

- Look for the good in everything & everyone.

- Rejoice in the success of others.

- Remain unbothered. Don't absorb other people's negative energy.

- Focus on your personal goals.

1. Live authentically. Set boundaries. Receieve with joy.

2. Enhance your experiences. Enjoy the process.

3. Stay out of strife.

4. Have peace.

You become what you give your attention to.

Epictetus

A seed grows with no sound, but a tree falls

with a huge noise. Destruction has noise,

but creation is quiet.

Confucius

We first make our habits,

and then our habits make us.

John Dryden

Ja visst gör det ont när knoppar brister.

Varför skulle annars våren tveka?

Varför skulle all vår heta längtan

bindas i det frusna bitterbleka?

Höljet var ju knoppen hela vintern.

Vad är det för nytt, som tär och spränger?

Ja visst gör det ont när knoppar brister,

ont för det som växer och det som stänger.

Ja nog är det svårt när droppar faller.

Skälvande av ängslan tungt de hänger,

klamrar sig vid kvisten, sväller, glider -

tyngden drar dem neråt, hur de klänger.

Svårt att vara oviss, rädd och delad,

svårt att känna djupet dra och kalla,

ändå sitta kvar och bara darra -

svårt att vilja stanna och vilja falla.

Då, när det är värt och inget hjälper,

briser som i jubel trädets knoppar.

Då, när ingen rädsla längre håller,

faller i ett glitter kvistens droppar,

glömmer att de ängslades för färden -

känner en sekund sin största trygghet,

vilar i den tillit som skapar världen.

Karin Boye

How to Travel

The purpose is not the destination

but the journey itself.

Amish Tripathi

Travel and tell no one, live a true love story

and tell no one, live happily and tell no one,

people ruin beautiful things.

Khalil Gibran

A life without self-reflection and exploration

is not one worth living.

Socrates

Environment is the invisible hand

that shapes our behavior.

James Clear

Better to try all things and find all empty,

than to try nothing and leave your life a blank.

Charlotte Bronte

1. Make a list of your essentials.

2. Coordinate outfits in advance.

3. Use packing cubes.

4. Fold heavy items, roll smaller items.

5. Have a waterproof bag for liquid.

6. Wear the bulkiest items and accessories on the plane.

7. Make use of every space.

8. Travel with less.

If I can stop one heart from breaking,

I shall not live in vain,

If I can ease one life the aching,

Or cool one pain,

Or help one fainting robin

Unto his nest again,

I shall not live in vain.

Emily Dickinson

The pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps

dependent more on the mindset with which

we travel than on the destination we travel to.

Alain de Botton

Either write something worth reading

or do something worth writing.

Benjamin Franklin

🌻 What is Veganism? 🌱

Veganism is a philosophy and way of living

which seeks to exclude - as far as is possible

and practicable - all forms av exploitation of,

and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or

any other purpose; and by extension,

 promotes the development and use of

animal-free alternatives for the benefit

of animals, humans and the environment.

In dietary terms it denotes the practice

of dispensing with all products

derived wholly or partly from animals.

If we could live happy and healthy lives

without harming others, why wouldn't we?

Pam Ahern

A good heart will refuse the happiness

built on the misfortune of others.

Saadie

We know we cannot be kind to animals

until we stop exploiting them -

exploiting animals in the name of science,

exploiting animals in the name of sport,

exploiting animals in the name of fashion,

and yes, exploiting animals in the name of food.

César Chávez

Widely recognized as the foundational text

within the animal liberation movement,

Peter Singer's Animal Liberation opened

my eyes to the radical philosophy that all

animals are worthy of equal consideration.

Joaquin Phoenix

My own view is that being vegan is not an end

 in itself, but a means towards reducing both

human and animal suffering and leaving

a habitable planet to future generations.

Peter Singer

It is not an act of kindness to treat animals

respectfully. It is an act of justice.

Tom Regan

The assumption that animals are without

rights and the illusion that our treatment

of them has no moral significance is a

positively outrageous example of human

crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion

is the only guarantee of morality.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Animals have a right to live, and whilst that

sounds very simple, our culture has denied

them that right in so many ways. In the same

way as I think that humans deserve the chance

for a good life, I extend that to animals.

Paul McCartney

Whether we exploit animals to eat, wear, to

entertain us, or to learn, the truth of animal

rights requires empty cages, not larger cages.

Tom Regan

Sympathy beyond the confines of man, that is,

humanity to animals, seems to be one of

the latest moral acquisitions.

Charles Darwin

If you don't want to be beaten, imprisoned,

mutilated, killed or tortured, then you

shouldn't condone such behavior towards

anyone, be they human or not.

Moby

Veganism serves as the criterion by which

we know that the pursuit of moral progress

on the part of humanity is genuine and sincere.

Veganism is the acid test of humanitarianism.

Leo Tolstoy

Every effort should be made to stop

the wanton, cruel slaughter of animals,

which must be destructive to our morals.

Nikola Tesla

Shame on such a morality that is worthy of

pariahs; and that fails to recognize the eternal

essence that exists in every living being,

and shines forth with inscrutable significance

from all eyes that see the sun!

Arthur Schopenhauer

Animals suffer as much as we do.

True humanity does not allow us

to impose such sufferings on them.

Until we extend our circle of compassion to

all living beings, humanity will not find peace.

Albert Schweizer

The idea that we have the right to inflict suffering

and death on other sentient beings for the trivial

reasons of palate pleasure and fashion is,

without a doubt, one of the most arrogant and

morally repugnant notions in the history

of human thought.

Gary L. Francione

The greatest thing in the world is not so much

where we stand as in what direction

we are moving.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Make ethical choices in what you buy and do.

In a consumer-driven society our individual

choices, used collectively for the good

of animals, can change the world

faster than laws.

Marc Bekoff

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

Alone we can do so little;

together we can do so much.

Helen Keller

We cut the throat of a calf and hang him up

by the heels to bleed to death so that our veal

cutlet may be white; we nail geese to a board

and cram them with food because we like

the taste of liver disease; we tear birds to pieces

to decorate our women's hats; we mutilate

domestic animals for no reason at all except

to follow an instinctively cruel fashion;

and we connive at the most abominable

tortures in the hope of discovering some

magical cure for our own diseases by them.

George Bernard Shaw

Do not take that which is not yours,

including the lives of other animals.

Anthony Douglas Williams

The time will come when humanity will extend

its mantle over everyone who breathes.

Jeremy Bentham

Emotional Intelligence 🪷

All that we are is the result

of what we have thought.

Buddha

Better keep yourself clean and bright:

you are the window through which

you must see the world.

George Bernard Shaw

Most people are other people. Their thoughts

are someone else's opinions, their lives

a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

Oscar Wilde

The body benefits from movement,

and the mind benefits from stillness.

Sakyong Mipham

Instinct guides the animal better than the man.

In the animal it is pure, in man it is led astray

by his reason and intelligence.

Denis Diderot

If a man thinks badly of you then he is worse

than you, those who are better than you

just don't care about you.

Nelson Mandela

You can't help what you feel,

but you can help how you behave.

Margaret Atwood

1. Identify the stressor.

2. Create a calming atmosphere.

3. Find an outlet for stress. Journal.

4. Boost physical health.

5. Practice relaxation techniques.

6. Reassess priorities and take action.

We cannot prevent birds from flying over

our heads, but we can keep them from

making nests on top of our heads.

Leo Tolstoy

1. Take a day off.

2. Do not engage in arguments and negative talk.

3. Remove negative influences.

4. Prayer and meditation.

5. Sleep and take care of yourself.

Your mind is like a garden - unless you

cultivate flowers, weeds will flourish.

Brian Tracy

1. Balance your day.

2. Find mindful practices that work for you.

3. Progress over perfection.

4. Never underestimate five minutes.

5. Ask yourself: Is this something I can control?

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear

understanding of one principle.

Some things are within your control.

And some things are not.

Epictetus

Freedom is what you do

with what's been done to you.

Jean-Paul Sartre

The burnt child, urged by rankling ire,

Can hardly wait to get back at the fire.

Ogden Nash

Feelings are for the soul

what food is for the body.

Rudolf Steiner

- Identify your triggers. Journal.

- Don't make decisions when you're emotional.

- Don't be a drama queen. 

- Don't tell. Journal.

- Don't bring your emotions to work.

- Don't try to bring other people down to your emotional level.

- Don't post on social media when you're emotional. 

- You reap what you sow even if you're trying to hide your identity while doing it.

Speak when you are angry and you will

make the best speech you will ever regret.

Ambrose Bierce

A Feminine Impression - Emotional Maturity

- Acknowledge your physical reactions to your feelings.

- Calm yourself down. Take deep breaths. Relax.

- Avoid being sarcastic.

- Create an emotional strategy before things happen.

- Take care of your health. Eat well, get enough sleep, exercise regularly.

- Avoid toxic situations, people and places.

Temper is what gets most of us into trouble.

Pride is what keeps us there.

Mark Twain

A burning passion coupled with absolute

detachment is the key to all success.

Mahatma Gandhi

A Feminine Impression - Butterfly Mail

Emotional triggers

- How do you want people to experience you?

- Decide ahead of time how you're going to act in difficult situations.

- Set a time limit. Have an exit strategy. End the conversation first.

The mind unconsciously loves problems

because they give an identity of sorts.

This is normal, and it is insane.

Eckhart Tolle

1. Connect the dots.

2. See things clarly.

3. Feed your voice of reason.

4. Self-awareness.

5. Repeat to rewire.

6. Subconscious processing.

We do not learn from experience...

we learn from reflecting on experience.

John Dewey

Courage is grace under pressure.

Ernest Hemingway

Practice who you want to be every single day.

Michelle Obama

Never argue with stupid people.

They will drag you down to their level

and then beat you with experience.

Mark Twain

People search for, interpret, and favor

information in a way that confirms

or supports their existing beliefs.

Jonah Berger

Know how to listen, and you will profit

even from those who talk badly.

Plutarch

If anyone can show me, and prove to me,

that I am wrong in thought or deed,

I will gladly change. I seek the truth,

which never yet hurt anybody. It is only

persistence in self-delusion and ignorance

which does harm.

Marcus Aurelius

The superior person is calm and composed;

the lesser person is continuously

worried and distressed.

Confucius

Kindness is like snow - It beautifies

everything it covers.

Khalil Gibran

Those who are serious in ridiculous matters

will be ridiculous in serious matters.

Cato the Elder

The mind must have relaxation, and will rise

stronger and keener after recreation.

Seneca