Magic phrases, koans, & meditations

2026

Remember that I am free. As a mature adult, I can author my own life. This is a freeing rather than a burdensome fact! (with influence from Jesse, and A Walk in the Physical)
[when struggling to drop in to the present moment] What if the way you are right now - "stuck" in your head, flailing, struggling - is already perfect?
"I don't want you to change at all" (via Simon, from Brent). You don't need to change at all. You are already perfect.
Bring your awareness to your low body while repeating your name to yourself. (from Sasha Chapin)
With each step you take, root deep into the ground, drawing up life force from the earth. Every point where the sole of your foot contacts the ground is a channel for energy to enter your body. As you move through the day, walk as slowly as you need to absorb it. (from Kasia Urbaniak)
With each step, drill the soles of your feet deep into the earth, like the roots of an oak. (inspired by Rich
Heartwomb breathing: imagine the center of your awareness resting in your womb as you move through the world. Imagine a great heart there, beating slowly with each breath you take. (from Kasia Urbaniak)
You are 80 years old and you have travelled back in time to relive your life again. (from Melody Song)

2025

Try believing something nonsensical. What if it were true?
Try believing the opposite. What if the opposite were true? (related: Byron Katie's The Work, Existential Kink)
The way things are is God (phrased by Evelyn)
[God:] I am here.
Drop [it].
There is one thing that is the most important thing to you. Center your awareness in that thing. Speak from that place. (from Marei)
[when I feel happy (and am grasping/clinging on to the happiness)] Happiness is not the point
To fall asleep (steps 1 and 3 from Tasshin's guide to resting):
- 1. Set the intention to rest
- 2. Remember: there is nothing I can solve by thinking right now (there is no pattern/sequence of thoughts I can think that will save me).
  - one time these steps did not work for me, so I tried believing the opposite (see above), and got: "now is the time for me to solve everything. Now is the time for my brain to do all its thinking and solving, under the hood. The rest of my body can rest while it does that."
- 3. Do any meditation technique
God has me
The Lord is my shepherd
I am God's baby, in God's garden party
I wait for the hand of God.
I am connected to everyone and everything. (from Calling In The One)
Divine friendship: I see the divine in all people. The divine in me recognizes the divine in others, in my friends. (from Christian)
I open myself up to give and receive love. (from Calling In The One)
I want to be loved.
I am beautiful, good, and safe.
If relaxing is death, is it okay to die.
My inner world is vulnerable, important, and worth protecting (from Jesse)
I will center myself, for the benefit of all beings (with Simon)
Ideal Boyfriend Figure Protocol: What would my perfect boyfriend-fiancé-husband do for me? (can I do it for myself?)
[redacted] is my guardian angel.
My happiness does not hinge on remembering everything.

2024

Life may be hard. But I will never take up arms against myself. I am on my side and I root for me to succeed (from Visa)
There is nobody whose team I can be on but my own. Everyone else's team is taken; I might as well take my own.
The parable of the horses (via Visa)
Can I trust God, as do the lilies of the field? as the lambs do the shepherds?
"God loves you" is the only possible sentence (from The Years of Rice and Salt)
Whatever happens is perfect. ("Everything always works out for the best" (from Ken Parcell))
Nothing bad ever happens.
It's not about you.

2023

Pay attention. Do what feels right. Rinse and repeat. (from Jesse)

2022

I don't want to forget.
I want to remember.