Rosano / Journal

296 entries under "thought"

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Interesting when things are impeccably organized and everything has an ID number, yet its impossible to count.

Monday, January 24, 2022

[The COVID pandemic has given the current generation a perpetual example of how we're all connected across the planet, which makes it worthwhile to address our problems: there is no longer an African problem or 'so-and-so' problem because our interdependence makes it necessary to fight for each other.]

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Friday, January 14, 2022

Precisely at the moment distraction begins, take a huge slow breath, feeling the air in your lungs, and continue with awareness, observing as much as possible.

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Beau of the Fifth Column doesn't have an ending tag, doesn't ask to like/share/subscribe, doesn't ask for anything and only gives.

Sunday, January 9, 2022

We're accustomed to carry out activities with some kind of objective. Normalizing this makes it uncomfortable when nothing is being accomplished. Finishing something early and confronting stillness and silence invokes a reflex to fill space by checking your phone or notifications, distracting yourself for fear of a void. It feels wrong to simply breathe, stretch, exercise, practice capoeira movements outside the context of a structured activity: "can't just sit and breathe for the rest of my life, gotta actually do something". Nothing is possible without breathing: mental and physical health is necessary for accomplishing anything, so it's strange that we're afraid to connect with it in an unstructured context.

Each moment of stillness is actually a gift: we can celebrate an opportunity to focus on the gaps. We're always breathing in the background, so stopping gives us a chance to pay attention to the whitespace, or darkspace. Enjoy connecting with it like meeting an old friend. The tendency to ask "I did my breath, now what?" might be an anxiety about the activity not having a well-defined start and end time, so we can practice being there without expectations, and when something compels us into action, we are free to move on.

Tagged: relate.

Thursday, January 6, 2022

[We like people in so many ways (physically, or as a friend, or socially, or intellectually) and when we break up, we need to break each of those aspects before leaving.]

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

if i have the space and freedom to give attention to others spontaneously, the same applies to self-care: there is no bad time to do it, be welcome.

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

[When working on something you don't want for a while, the 'what I want' zone not only shuts down, but becomes associated with fear, sadness, pain, suppression.]

Thursday, December 16, 2021

  • by naming the moves you might have better access to them
  • by getting comfortable with the verbiage around body movement you might better understand and explain

Saturday, December 11, 2021

[They might not be taking into account that natural remedies likely work better in the original environment, not as well in Canada.]

Friday, December 10, 2021

[Your memories are your notes.]

[My book is in my body.]

[If you don't know how to explain something, emotion can be an entry point.]

Monday, December 6, 2021

God drugs those who drug themselves.

[Conversation has an arc, but also needs a spark.]

[Challenge people to contrast with what others have said. Encourage them to talk to each other.]

[Togetherness needs a plurality of relationships. Demonstrate a personal connection with you during intros. Show them they can participate in different levels.]

[Prompt in the event description to collect and come with thoughts about questions.]

[People love to be invited, and feel egotistical about barging in on a conversation (everyone seems smart, why should i talk?).]

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Monday, November 29, 2021

Maybe waiting implies an attachment to what comes 'after' whereas being present has no distinctions.

Sunday, November 14, 2021

  • Meditation might seem abstract for various reasons, but it can be thought of as simply 'practice and observe what happens'. If thoughts flood us asking 'are we there yet?', then we can step aside and allow it to pass without identifying with it: recognize it as part of what's happening at the moment.
  • Success can mean 'helping others recognize and act from their place of abundance'.

Saturday, November 13, 2021