Most of the sayings that could become mantras are rarely used, but stored and sometimes reviewed.
Loosing hurts if it’s a loss I can survive.
For me it means that any feeling of pain is an evidence of my continued life, helps to direct attention from past into action for my current and future self.
Helpful after grieving period.
The rules of the game are quite simple, but take a lifetime to master.
I take it to mean that most basic underlying rules for living are simple, something like “You can do anything” said in sarcastic tone.
But not all possible actions are helpful, and it takes experience and work to learn to live in a way that would be prosperous.
In addition it helps to notice that systems and rules devised by society are not the “reality” and could be changed, but also that they are complex and intricate systems that are hard to understand and worthy of understanding.
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.
To me in means: “Even through the darkest times I need to save the seed of good, if I want goodness to thrive again”—to not loose all hope.
In reality I don’t literally believe that some good outcome will inevitably magically happen if I manage to guard and save a small amount of hope and tenderness, but that helped me out several times.
Most of the sayings that could become mantras are rarely used, but stored and sometimes reviewed.
For me it means that any feeling of pain is an evidence of my continued life, helps to direct attention from past into action for my current and future self.
Helpful after grieving period.
I take it to mean that most basic underlying rules for living are simple, something like “You can do anything” said in sarcastic tone.
But not all possible actions are helpful, and it takes experience and work to learn to live in a way that would be prosperous.
In addition it helps to notice that systems and rules devised by society are not the “reality” and could be changed, but also that they are complex and intricate systems that are hard to understand and worthy of understanding.
To me in means: “Even through the darkest times I need to save the seed of good, if I want goodness to thrive again”—to not loose all hope.
In reality I don’t literally believe that some good outcome will inevitably magically happen if I manage to guard and save a small amount of hope and tenderness, but that helped me out several times.