#polywander

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I am still missing you.

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We cannot escape ourselves. Thinking that we can turn away in distractions is the surest way for our thoughts to return in more force. This is where #mindfulness triumphs. Take some time now and show compassion for yourself by facing everything you've been running from. Only after we have dealt with ourselves, may we venture out and become more than what we carried on our backs. Life then reveals itself to us, and we're able to engage fully #present. What are you having trouble facing? #polywander (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoGA578nhKc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s1271zohwww3

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We climb and climb until we reach the end. Step after step we seek something from it, perhaps to go out with a bang💥. So we look for the bend-where we look no more and behold that which we seek. Awaiting the sensation, we cloud💭 our mind against what truly is... Setting out and ending any journey finishes the same: a position of observing; that is, if you're present. There is no euphoria or blank bewilderment, just an #observer witnessing what may be. Is your journey over? Or has it just began? #polywander (at Sky Pond) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnpCpDanGFW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1150hmp2bnc5y

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Our world is full of vibrance if we choose to see it. From our every moment we have a choice to make: to open ourselves, or close. Our fear keeps us stuck and ingrained in old conditions of ourselves. To escspe we need only realize our own potential. We are not drones and computers. We may enable a future out of thin air, acting against our predetermined circumstances. Seeking beyond the past and into our true selfs, we shine even as our guiding stars rest beyond our horizon. #polywander (at Knapp's Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnke1Lcnh_7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1du8svuna4i3l

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We got our very first t-shirts today! What better way than to wake up at 0400 and race to catch the sunrise🌅? San Diego was unfortunately cloudy this morning, yet that won't stun the #Polywander spirit! It gave us ample time to practice being mindful of the experience... We all have certain expectations for how things should go or how we'd like them to progress. This is good and bad. The good👍 is that we anticipate great things in our future, fueling our courage to become much greater than we are now. The bad👎 however, could corner us into shortsightedness🙈. Seeing one outcome and losing our presence for the incessant change of life leads to dissatisfaction. In our case, seeing the sun in its vibrance! Ultimately, the inexperience of the sunrise today revealed much deeper meaning as we chose to see through all the detours and roadblocks to life. If we let go of what we expect to happen when it's out of our control, we end needless suffering for ourselves and others. We can shift our perspective to the moment and enjoy the vicissitudes of our experience on this planet🌍, for it just is--neither inherently good nor bad. Returning to the source of our human essense liberates us through #mindfulness. How has mindfulness rewarded your life? Have you been expecting a lot in your life? Let us know about your experience in the comments below!😄 (at Cowles Mountain)

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"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being" Carl Jung #polywander (at Knapp's Castle)

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A surplus of our life is determined by what we can see. Until we unconstrict our viewpoint from what's infront of us, we won't be able to move on to what's behind, to the side, or below surface. Adding another frame to view things, nothing is left unseen. Thus everything opens to our new view undisguised, ready to be absorbed. What has constricted your view? #polywander (at Yellowstone National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn2T7XSnLbA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=juhcdxkb3e8x

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You can try to conquer the world, if you're looking to live a pursuit with false control. Relaxing to the natural state of things removes the burden for external mastery, and opens the doorway to self discovery. As you alter your ingrained conceptions, the very life you saught to achieve yields under incessant change. This awareness eases our minds and bodies into the next stage of our lives. What have you tried to control? What still needs letting go? #polywander (at Imperial Beach Pier) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnY5ay4Hvv7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6mc6g5ewqbn3

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Atop #12000ft mountains beholds to us a magnificent perspective above the world🌎. We see among giants. As brothers and sisters, we extend our range across the land. Everything becomes within reach of our presence. We give comfort from mighty winds, cleansing water to those underneath. Everything stands still as we look upon the life under our protection. Our thoughts and therefore actions recalibrate for a more wholesome attitude worth adopting. As we descend, we take with us this viewpoint so that we may uplift others with its strength, and be our own mountain. How far does your range extend? #polywander #estespark (at Alpine Visitor Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnWs6Aen55M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1128mxg3d9mx1

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In all of our actions, we must seek to be living examples of the change we wish to see in the world, by walking the path, we make the path visible. Phil Lane Jr #polywander (at Estes Park, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUUhC8nNFA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=191i67lvthr30

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With everything going on in Hawaii, it reminds us to enjoy what we have when we have it. To live fully in the present we let go of future regrets, and false hopes. Things #change. We must adapt on the spot, or risk total loss. #polywander (at Honolulu, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnE3VR2gdZA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p36cg225cl6b

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Living at your edge is not just fighting against fear or challenge. It's knowing what the right move is in the direction of YOUR life. And whether you're taking that next step. A fear of heights gets me. But it's not the fall that worries, it's the loss of control. This control is fabricated in my mind...and therefore the only way to overcome it and live my edge would be to lose control in the jump. This is living at the edge of my existence; knowing myself. #polywander (at Jackass Ginger Pool)

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The weight🏋️‍♂️ of the world🌍 is on our backs. From what was, to what is, and what will soon be. It can dampen our spirits or leverage our strength. Therefore every action comes down to an important choice... The choice to let things be as they may, or to alter our perception to use it for our own intentions. Let's choose #strength💪. By using its power, channel it into your mind🧘‍♂️. Develop your sense of scale to this world, humbled to your body in this time and place. Bring into fruition your next thoughts by seeing your future. Idealize your sacred self, not in ego, but in unleashing potential. Walk down this path, step by step. Take necessary action to get you on the move. Then start running. Run without returning. Jump, kick, and soar! Clearing your next set of hurdles makes or breaks you. Whether you tumble or not is of no value, but your determination to keep getting up, is. Crossing your limitations, you discover a new self. With it, a new world with different weights. The world is your gym. #polywander (at Kings Peak)

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If you're not the director👨‍💼 of your life, you're the actor👺 with 1000 masks. To find your path, follow your gut. It will lead you on your path whichever way you go. Whether you're conscious or not, deep down your north star🌕 calls you. This deep longingness to seek your ideal never ends, nor can it be reached at the end of any destination. Thus the #journey is to read yourself, instincts and all, rather than adhering to the noise outside. Knowing this, we walk a clear path with #intuition at our side, making the right choices with what's left. #polywander (at Lulumahu Falls)

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"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.  So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people.  That comes afterward, when you've worked on your own corner." Aldous Huxley, Time Must Have a Stop #polywander (at Wiliwilinui Hiking Trail)