# Motivation and meditation posts (Part 1) **URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498 **Category:** Motivation **Tags:** meditation, peace-and-serenity **Created:** [July 16, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498 "2018-07-16T13:22:17Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 12
### Author: ![Templar13](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/templar13/32/57537_2.png) [@Templar13](https://talkingsober.com/u/Templar13) #### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/229 "2018-10-19T14:17:30Z")
![IMG_20181019_063222_488](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/c/ac713cd6b48bc595f8a39697166fdc7ca04dd6d4.jpg) ---
### Author: ![siand](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/siand/32/100530_2.png) [@siand](https://talkingsober.com/u/siand) #### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/230 "2018-10-19T18:45:48Z")
![calm-quote](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/7/b73ba6b70435a94962899fee41257b7685d762dd.jpg) ---
### Author: ![siand](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/siand/32/100530_2.png) [@siand](https://talkingsober.com/u/siand) #### Post date: [October 20, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/231 "2018-10-20T05:50:34Z")
![calm-quote](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/1/71c3368c05495bab0e89ac2396891727fd7580a5.jpg) There was a longer quote on the meditation I listened to but to be honest that pretty much sums it up! ---
### Author: ![Butch](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/butch/32/215183_2.png) [@Butch](https://talkingsober.com/u/Butch) #### Post date: [October 20, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/232 "2018-10-20T11:46:12Z")
![BD4354C5-8BCF-4755-A37D-5B51BAC2644E](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/9/a9351cd0fb10edfd8e8a40f5dcd84567c927f967.jpeg) ![6DB85A16-C5A0-4C0F-B3C1-7EE4906D2D0C](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/5/3/532972705e559d0e8f29a9c8891fefed691b6a65.jpeg) ![E2F01980-57CC-41DD-81F5-72EF83F6E1B7](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/7/075ce849bc984625030405123fed9667cebca527.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![siand](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/siand/32/100530_2.png) [@siand](https://talkingsober.com/u/siand) #### Post date: [October 22, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/233 "2018-10-22T05:15:01Z")
![calm-quote](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/9/69995dc38cb9433bac7590b4d240f0b3dd7c7af1.jpg) Meditation isn’t about what we gain. It’s about what we can let go of. ---
### Author: ![Butch](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/butch/32/215183_2.png) [@Butch](https://talkingsober.com/u/Butch) #### Post date: [October 22, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/234 "2018-10-22T13:20:52Z")
![13A160D9-200C-40CC-9ED1-732406819CB4](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/4/a48b6e421e1d317b6f948acb47d4f33cddd68a2f.jpeg) Good morning. ---
### Author: ![Butch](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/butch/32/215183_2.png) [@Butch](https://talkingsober.com/u/Butch) #### Post date: [October 23, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/235 "2018-10-23T17:53:31Z")
![2443B7F6-FC5F-44B0-A718-9B56C421C24D](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/f/bf4cff80d1e34f5a33fb87767eb4fb82a658d50a.jpeg) ![69F2A57B-5DD6-420D-AA96-DF9D4E085377](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/4/e4b10e9cc3eaf82a27376e7825a6d187cc6c9d8d.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![siand](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/siand/32/100530_2.png) [@siand](https://talkingsober.com/u/siand) #### Post date: [October 23, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/236 "2018-10-23T21:12:02Z")
![calm-quote](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/b/bb56e46b10338e2f90039de1b090f938c01ca218.jpg) By being flexible and accepting situations or circumstances we can’t change, we find peace. She shared the story of a traveler who bumped into a shepherd and asked if they knew what weather was forecast. The shepherd said ‘the kind of weather I like’. Confused, the traveler asked how they knew they would like the weather. The shepherd responded ‘having found out that I do not always get what I like, I have learned to like what I get. So I am quite sure we will have the kind of weather I like.’ ---
### Author: ![jms](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/jms/32/43140_2.png) [@jms](https://talkingsober.com/u/jms) #### Post date: [October 24, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/237 "2018-10-24T01:42:44Z")
My motivational post. Why to NEVER drink again! We’ve all been some version of this: [https://www.facebook.com/YaelX/videos/1631496920271964/](https://www.facebook.com/YaelX/videos/1631496920271964/) ---
### Author: ![Allicat388](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/allicat388/32/317780_2.png) [@Allicat388](https://talkingsober.com/u/Allicat388) #### Post date: [October 24, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/238 "2018-10-24T05:18:34Z")
![10B3D310-BD21-47D0-B631-6D576C0AB3D8](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/d/3d1284240d76ee981f0b106d164c86040e32d85e.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![siand](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/siand/32/100530_2.png) [@siand](https://talkingsober.com/u/siand) #### Post date: [October 24, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/239 "2018-10-24T05:22:24Z")
![calm-quote](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/e/be61a5cc598b74e110069dd7e8438e7d14f5f6ce.jpg) ---
### Author: ![Butch](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/butch/32/215183_2.png) [@Butch](https://talkingsober.com/u/Butch) #### Post date: [October 25, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/240 "2018-10-25T14:21:34Z")
![FE31616D-8E29-4542-AA9F-6473F9AADB48](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/b/6bba00ac33e053a4a913319bb0b26b5cc4647ac4.jpeg) ![BB86BCF8-8171-447A-80C5-30088D4BD24C](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/4/d4d1fc4758960b0962826d80128b98aeb24ff092.jpeg) Good morning. ---
### Author: ![Templar13](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/templar13/32/57537_2.png) [@Templar13](https://talkingsober.com/u/Templar13) #### Post date: [October 25, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/241 "2018-10-25T15:09:04Z")
![IMG_20181025_075917_571](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/b/7bdb06a7a568619a83712a2f5fb93a55e98e3e55.jpg) ---
### Author: ![siand](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/siand/32/100530_2.png) [@siand](https://talkingsober.com/u/siand) #### Post date: [October 25, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/242 "2018-10-25T16:13:26Z")
![calm-quote](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/c/ac0d8fa97ae32af3ca7ce5fff8253eeb8322a29e.jpg) There’s a story about someone driving along, they are stuck behind someone driving erratically, speeding up, slowing down, indicating but not changing lanes etc. They notice a sign on the window ‘please bear with me, I’m learning how to drive a manual (stick)’. This makes them understand and feel a sense of empathy and compassion for the learner driver, they’ve been there too. Most of the time people don’t have signs up explaining their behaviour, but if we really think about it we have all been that person doing something annoying at some point. By trying to relate to people we can react with compassion instead of impatience or frustration. ---
### Author: ![Butch](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/butch/32/215183_2.png) [@Butch](https://talkingsober.com/u/Butch) #### Post date: [October 26, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/243 "2018-10-26T13:30:32Z")
![1FFAFB2E-FFB3-4B28-B793-5488FFE9E762](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/8/6837b5035e21e4ec7395a8c7993a58c629daddb7.jpeg) ![86EA7516-590E-43AE-91AB-A887693320BF](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/f/7f400b0a4b0a2457ba00b1bf4dea990fe4e3e41c.jpeg) Good morning. ---
### Author: ![siand](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/siand/32/100530_2.png) [@siand](https://talkingsober.com/u/siand) #### Post date: [October 26, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/244 "2018-10-26T16:45:53Z")
![calm-quote](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/8/68249c72169d42edf2b4b9dbd56bb1e09c87f0af.jpg) When we are drifting we often feel lost and confused about the path to take. By looking at our situation with a beginner’s mind, a sense of openness and curiosity (instead of frustration or resentment) we may start to see opportunities. Time spent drifting is not time wasted, every day is an opportunity to learn. ---
### Author: ![siand](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/siand/32/100530_2.png) [@siand](https://talkingsober.com/u/siand) #### Post date: [October 27, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/245 "2018-10-27T08:26:25Z")
![calm-quote](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/6/e6ca12964fcc4568aff7104b09e55a8922977b9c.jpg) ---
### Author: ![adeygaga49](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/adeygaga49/32/427937_2.png) [@adeygaga49](https://talkingsober.com/u/adeygaga49) #### Post date: [October 27, 2018, 9:10am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/246 "2018-10-27T09:10:51Z")
This one always helps me when I’m struggling ![IMG_2410](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/8/e824a1d58e8e895f362294d7b24e158e449191b3.PNG) ---
### Author: ![SarahJ](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/sarahj/32/225312_2.png) [@SarahJ](https://talkingsober.com/u/SarahJ) #### Post date: [October 27, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/247 "2018-10-27T12:31:13Z")
![Screenshot_20181027-132648~2](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/c/fcfbd90d0aa146e20a61ae962d577f12ec14221d.jpg) ---
### Author: ![anon46927530](https://talkingsober.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@anon46927530](https://talkingsober.com/u/anon46927530) #### Post date: [October 27, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/motivation-and-meditation-posts-part-1/39498/248 "2018-10-27T12:39:03Z")
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