The mind and heart is the field upon which war is waged within us. If we can stop that internal fear-based battle, then those outside of us will be affected as well. Brenda Strong More Quotes by Brenda Strong More Quotes From Brenda Strong My grandmother was the daughter of pioneers, as was my grandfather, and they were farmers. And they worked the land, and there is a grounded value system that becomes inherent in knowing what's real and what's powerful. And understanding the material nature of not only man, but beasts and profit and all of those things that you fight for. Brenda Strong daughter powerful real I must have Haley Joel Osment as my agent, because he only sees dead parts Brenda Strong haley agents parting There is a polarizing and dualistic experience occurring politically and economically in the world, and I believe we are near the peak of a cyclical and truly chaotic time. Brenda Strong chaotic believe world I realized that a tree never says, "I have too many branches." It simply digs deeper roots, expands itself to catch more light, and extends itself in multiple directions so as not to be unevenly weighted. Brenda Strong light roots tree We explore within postures everything we deal with in life: the interplay between resistance and surrender; establishing stability and maintaining flexibility; learning to receive and release; being present to all the complexities of our lives, and returning to the fundamentals of our "beginner's mind" again and again. Brenda Strong beginners fundamentals mind As yogis, we are constantly exploring the world of duality, while being acutely aware of the unity of all things. Brenda Strong exploring-the-world unity yogi I make the necessary "corrections" if I find myself leaning too far in one direction. Brenda Strong corrections one-direction ifs Balance for me now means seeing myself as a tree, being strong enough in my roots and trunk to not be a pushover, but being flexible enough in every circumstance not to break. I am continuing to expand, but not any faster than my roots can support me. Brenda Strong strong roots mean Most of us are facing big changes in our lives. But, in our more evolved moments, I think we can all agree that fear-based worries are a waste of time and only create the experiences we are trying to avoid. Brenda Strong worry trying thinking Being inundated with constant "bad" news from the media doesn't help. Brenda Strong news media helping I have recently decided that there is no place in my head or my heart for fear anymore. Brenda Strong decided my-heart heart I am giving myself permission to love - ALL of it. Brenda Strong permission giving After all, if we are co-creators of our reality, as so many philosophies have espoused, then we have a say in how it is, how it goes and our participation in it, right? Brenda Strong participation philosophy reality It feels good to rail against what is wrong in the world, to fight the good fight, to beat the drum of making a difference. I am right there with you. Brenda Strong differences feel-good fighting I am not advocating doing nothing. I am advocating for you to energetically, actively and vigilantly monitor how you are BEING. Brenda Strong advocating doing-nothing You can still do all the same things. How you do them is what will shift. Brenda Strong stills It is a crucial time to be mindful of our thoughts. Brenda Strong our-thoughts crucial I truly have come to believe that there are only two states of being that generate our thoughts: LOVE or FEAR. Brenda Strong states two believe There is a push and a pull almost like an isometric stretch. Our literal flexibility and our physical, psychological and spiritual practices are more important now than ever to balance the boat. Brenda Strong balance practice spiritual Growing up in the Pacific Northwest as a young girl, whenever I felt emotionally overwhelmed, I would take a walk in the woods. Being in the stillness and grandeur of trees had always calmed me. Brenda Strong growing-up girl tree
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