"Life and love generate effort but effort..." - Quote by Alan Watts
Life and love generate effort but effort will not generate them.
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“When we dance, the journey itself is the point, as when we play music the playing itself is the point.”
“Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be”
“The power of memories and expectations is such that for most human beings, the past and the future are not as real, but rather more real than the present.”
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“The beginning of freedom is the realization that you are not “the thinker.” The moment you start watching the thinker, a higher level of consciousness becomes activated. You then begin to realize that there is a vast realm of intelligence beyond thought, that thought is only a tiny aspect of that intelligence. You also realize that all the things that truly matter – beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace – arise from beyond the mind. You begin to awaken.”
“All of my youth growing up in my Italian family was focused around the table. That's where I learned about love.”
“I’ve learned that you can’t predict [love] or plan for it. For someone like me who is obsessed with organization and planning, I love the idea that love is the one exception to that. Love is the one wild card.”