The Wisdomous

The Wisdomous

Flow

The inability to speak your emotions is not a failure of character.
Write your way through the silence until you see
 • NY Ivan
There is no award for resilience
No finish line. No certificate.
 • NY Ivan
You Are Not Hard to Love.
They Just Didn’t Know How!
 • NY Ivan
Trust Is Built in Tiny, Quiet Moments
Trust is rarely born or broken in these cinematic extremes.
 • NY Ivan
You Don’t Need to Be the Strongest One All the Time
As the poet Nayyirah Waheed said, "Strength is not in how much you can hold on to, but in how much you can let go."
 • NY Ivan
What if your sensitivity isn't a flaw?
Maybe it's emotional fluency.
 • NY Ivan
You Don’t Need to Justify Your Inner Knowing
So stop arguing with your knowing.
 • NY Ivan
You won’t break. You’ll bend and return.
Let the ache be part of the process.
 • NY Ivan
Shu-Ha-Ri: Master The Three Stages of Gaining Knowledge.
To know the rules, you must first master them. To master them, you must first break them.
 • NY Ivan
Not Everything You Lose Is a Loss.
A loss might be a necessary clearing for something better to take root.
 • NY Ivan
a simple guide to understanding thought attachment.
The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master.
 • NY Ivan
Is it strength that keeps me silent or fear?
How Do We Not Fold and Share with Other People?
 • NY Ivan
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