Not everything that is faced can be .... and 'shiny things'

 Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
~ James Baldwin

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/10/09/faced/

...makes me think of the benefit of a practice of mindful awareness because it expresses the choice we can make when we are attracted by the next 'shiny' thing.

self-regulation, procrastination, and negative emotions

Understanding the relationship between self-regulation, procrastination, and negative emotions. Poetry, verse to help stimulate self-awareness.

Staying with negative emotions.

Rumi's poem 'The Guest House'

Pain & cure: Rumi

Don't get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure. ~ Rumi

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If the mind wants to wander for a while, let it. So what? Clouds cover the sun for a moment but do not destroy it. ~ Zen Moments