#hea

People use drugs, legal and illegal, because their lives are intolerably painful or dull. They hate their work and find no rest in their leisure. They are estranged from their families and their neighbors. It should tell us something that in healthy societies drug use is celebrative, convivial, and occasional, whereas among us it is lonely, shameful, and addictive. We need drugs, apparently, because we have lost each other. (pg. 61, "Racism and the Economy") ↗

— Wendell Berry

#drugs #health #loneliness #art

It is a dull sensation, your heart breaking, like the sound of a pebble dropping on the sand. Not a shattering, not a tearing apart, there is nothing shrill or grandiose about the sensation. It is merely an internal realization that something treasured you never knew you had is leaving forever. ↗

— Samantha Bruce-Benjamin

#art

I lacked the knowledge of linear perspective needed to get into the art school, so now I whitewash walls and imagine I’m heaven’s landscape painter. ↗

— Bauvard

#heaven #humor #painting #art

Our dreams are the forgotten path to Heaven. ↗

— Harold Klemp

#heaven #path #spiritual-dreaming #art

To this motive which encourages me is added another which made up my mind: after I have upheld, according to my natural intelligence, the side of truth, no matter what success I have, there is a prize which I cannot fail to win. I will find it in the depths of my heart. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

#integrity #truth #art

When you take a moment to peel back the layers of time and space in your current state of perception, you soon begin to realize the true nature of the self and it's reality. Increasing your self-awareness naturally fosters compassion and integrity in all actions and attitudes towards oneself and others ↗

— Gary Hopkins

#enlightenment #god #higher-self #holy-spirit #inspirational

Think of a world where “Detachment”, “Gratitude” and “Empathy” were subjects included in every grade school’s curriculum. A new generation would emerge with an attitude of peace, contentment and an overall appreciation for everything and everyone ↗

— Gary Hopkins

#enlightenment #god #higher-self #holy-spirit #inspirational

Green strongly influences the heart and helps alleviate tension. Positive qualities associated with green are generosity, humility, and cooperation. Foods of the green vibration are all green fruits and green vegetables. ↗

— Tae Yun Kim

#green #healthy-living #inspirational-quotes #positive-attitude #attitude

And Lord knows there are more than enough rooms to love someone properly, even if they don't all have floors or ceilings. ↗

— Damon Suede

#gay-romance #hot-head #m-m-romance #love

Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us. ↗

— David Richo

#inspiration #pain #psychology #relationships #therapy