"I’m going to make everything around me beautiful—that will be my life."
— E. D. W. (via aacissej)
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"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. When you are born a lotus flower, be a beautiful lotus flower, don’t try to be a magnolia flower. If you crave acceptance and recognition and try to change yourself to fit what other people want you to be, you will suffer all your life. True happiness and true power lie in understanding yourself, accepting yourself, having confidence in yourself."
— Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art of Power (via magicclouds)
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"Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it."
— Bill Cosby (via misswallflower)
"The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life’s plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life."
— Robert Louis Stevenson (via misswallflower)
Living a Magical Life
- Pay attention to the phases of the moon. Know what’s happening in the skies, and notice how (or if) it affects the way you feel.
- Recognize that you don’t know everything there is to know. Continue learning and growing, and be willing to accept that sometimes new knowledge will come from unexpected sources. Don’t assume that you’re always right, just because you’ve always done or thought something.
- Show respect for nature — do things on a daily basis that are good for the planet. Recycle, compost, cut back on excess energy consumption.
- Get in touch with the earth. Plant a garden, study the changes of the seasons. Realize how good it feels to grow your own herbs and vegetables.
- Be empowered. Know that you have control over many of the things that happen to you. If someone or something makes you miserable, make the changes that are necessary to bring yourself happiness.
- Understand that just as you have control over your life, you are also responsible for your actions. Take ownership of everything you do — even if that includes admitting you’re wrong sometimes.
- Find a way to honor the Divine in your daily life, rather than just at monthly Esbats. Even if you just start your day with a morning “thank you” to your gods or to the universe itself, it’s not a bad thing to acknowledge the gifts that we have in our lives.
- Behave in a way that is honorable — if you make a promise, keep it. If someone needs help and you can provide it, offer it.
- When you do something, think about how you can use it in a magical application. For example, when you’re baking cookies, consider what sort of magical working you can incorporate into the recipe.
- Consider the impact that your words and actions have on not only the environment, but also on other people and on yourself.
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"Why are you stingy with yourselves? Why are you holding back? What are you saving for—for another time? There are no other times. There is only now. Right now."
— George Balanchine (via theballetblog)
