Readings by the River

08/13/2026

I agree with all of this, and have for a very long time. Sometimes it’s hard for me to remember that not everyone believes in reincarnation. It has always made so much sense to me: Earth is a school; we choose all the elements of our life to help us learn. It makes everything make more sense to me.

07/31/2026

Simple changes to your life.

07/15/2026

Great advice. It’s never about you. It’s always about them.

Read this slowly

07/06/2026

“Authenticity often requires disappointing people. It requires releasing old identities. It requires stepping beyond the roles we were conditioned to play. And sometimes it requires separating from the very people who helped shape us. Not because we don't like them, but because 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵.”

Borrowed from: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BQDVWVkQG/?mibextid=wwXIfr

06/28/2026

Every painful experience leaves you with a choice.

You can carry resentment until it hardens into bitterness, or you can carry the lesson until it transforms into wisdom. The event may be beyond your control, but the meaning you give it is always yours to choose.

Buddhism teaches that suffering can become a doorway to awakening when met with awareness instead of resistance. Every challenge can strengthen your patience, deepen your compassion, and reveal a wiser version of yourself.

Don't let pain define your future. Let it refine your character. The greatest victory is not avoiding hardship, but becoming a better person because of it.