Takwa تقوئ
@takwag.bsky.social
Social Worker• Writer• Artist
Art 🎨, Running 🏃🏾♀️, Meditation 🧘🏾♀️
She/Her
Views my own.
📍Idaho
Art 🎨, Running 🏃🏾♀️, Meditation 🧘🏾♀️
She/Her
Views my own.
📍Idaho
March 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
February 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
February 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Cuong Lu asks us to become curious about pain. What does it really mean to grieve, feel sad, hopeless, etc? For example, to grieve something or someone means we loved or cared for it or them.
#books #mentalhealth #psychology #curiosity #pain #suffering
#books #mentalhealth #psychology #curiosity #pain #suffering
February 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Cuong Lu asks us to become curious about pain. What does it really mean to grieve, feel sad, hopeless, etc? For example, to grieve something or someone means we loved or cared for it or them.
#books #mentalhealth #psychology #curiosity #pain #suffering
#books #mentalhealth #psychology #curiosity #pain #suffering
February 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This was fun to draw and color.
Can you guess the singer?
Can you guess the singer?
February 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This was fun to draw and color.
Can you guess the singer?
Can you guess the singer?
We shouldn’t be afraid to set boundaries. We might think of worst-case scenarios but many people will respect our boundaries and it’s the difficult ones who won’t.
From Nedra Tawwab’s book. It’s so good and worth reading.
#boundaries #books #mentalhealth #psychology #relationships
From Nedra Tawwab’s book. It’s so good and worth reading.
#boundaries #books #mentalhealth #psychology #relationships
February 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We shouldn’t be afraid to set boundaries. We might think of worst-case scenarios but many people will respect our boundaries and it’s the difficult ones who won’t.
From Nedra Tawwab’s book. It’s so good and worth reading.
#boundaries #books #mentalhealth #psychology #relationships
From Nedra Tawwab’s book. It’s so good and worth reading.
#boundaries #books #mentalhealth #psychology #relationships
“I hope for nothing
I want for nothing
I fear nothing
I am free.”
— Nawal Al Saadawi نوال السعداوي
Some doodles.
#nonattachment #art #feminism #mindfulness #freedom #sketchbook #drawing #nawalalsaadawi
I want for nothing
I fear nothing
I am free.”
— Nawal Al Saadawi نوال السعداوي
Some doodles.
#nonattachment #art #feminism #mindfulness #freedom #sketchbook #drawing #nawalalsaadawi
February 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“I hope for nothing
I want for nothing
I fear nothing
I am free.”
— Nawal Al Saadawi نوال السعداوي
Some doodles.
#nonattachment #art #feminism #mindfulness #freedom #sketchbook #drawing #nawalalsaadawi
I want for nothing
I fear nothing
I am free.”
— Nawal Al Saadawi نوال السعداوي
Some doodles.
#nonattachment #art #feminism #mindfulness #freedom #sketchbook #drawing #nawalalsaadawi
Boundaries must be communicated & with clarity. People are not mind-readers and they can’t know our boundaries if we haven’t communicated them.
From Nedra Tawwab’s book.
#boundaries #relationships #books #psychology #mentalhealth
From Nedra Tawwab’s book.
#boundaries #relationships #books #psychology #mentalhealth
February 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Boundaries must be communicated & with clarity. People are not mind-readers and they can’t know our boundaries if we haven’t communicated them.
From Nedra Tawwab’s book.
#boundaries #relationships #books #psychology #mentalhealth
From Nedra Tawwab’s book.
#boundaries #relationships #books #psychology #mentalhealth
Reposted by Takwa تقوئ
Several people have asked why a scholar of democracy like myself became a mindfulness and meditation teacher. It’s because:
Mindfulness is how we recover our agency as human beings.
And:
I don’t know how democracy - or any community building- works without mindfulness.
#democracy #mindfulness
Mindfulness is how we recover our agency as human beings.
And:
I don’t know how democracy - or any community building- works without mindfulness.
#democracy #mindfulness
November 27, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Several people have asked why a scholar of democracy like myself became a mindfulness and meditation teacher. It’s because:
Mindfulness is how we recover our agency as human beings.
And:
I don’t know how democracy - or any community building- works without mindfulness.
#democracy #mindfulness
Mindfulness is how we recover our agency as human beings.
And:
I don’t know how democracy - or any community building- works without mindfulness.
#democracy #mindfulness
February 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Practicing drawing the body.
Inspired by Nawal Al Saadawi نوال السعداوي
“She is free to do what she wants, and free not to do it.” - Nawal Al Saadawi
#art #drawing #sketchbook #artist #nawalalsaadawi
Inspired by Nawal Al Saadawi نوال السعداوي
“She is free to do what she wants, and free not to do it.” - Nawal Al Saadawi
#art #drawing #sketchbook #artist #nawalalsaadawi
February 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Practicing drawing the body.
Inspired by Nawal Al Saadawi نوال السعداوي
“She is free to do what she wants, and free not to do it.” - Nawal Al Saadawi
#art #drawing #sketchbook #artist #nawalalsaadawi
Inspired by Nawal Al Saadawi نوال السعداوي
“She is free to do what she wants, and free not to do it.” - Nawal Al Saadawi
#art #drawing #sketchbook #artist #nawalalsaadawi
“mindfulness must be practiced throughout the day, in whatever position you find yourself and during whatever action you undertake”— Thich Nhat Hanh
I love how he talks about mindful listening which can be part of mindful speech.
#mindfulness #thichnhathanh
#meditation
I love how he talks about mindful listening which can be part of mindful speech.
#mindfulness #thichnhathanh
#meditation
February 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“mindfulness must be practiced throughout the day, in whatever position you find yourself and during whatever action you undertake”— Thich Nhat Hanh
I love how he talks about mindful listening which can be part of mindful speech.
#mindfulness #thichnhathanh
#meditation
I love how he talks about mindful listening which can be part of mindful speech.
#mindfulness #thichnhathanh
#meditation
February 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A Valentine’s Day doodle.
Was great for stress-relief even though my inner perfectionist didn’t like it.
#draweveryday
Was great for stress-relief even though my inner perfectionist didn’t like it.
#draweveryday
February 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A Valentine’s Day doodle.
Was great for stress-relief even though my inner perfectionist didn’t like it.
#draweveryday
Was great for stress-relief even though my inner perfectionist didn’t like it.
#draweveryday
This section of Thay’s book reminded me of an Ayah (verse) from the Quran:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗ
“God will not change the situation of a people until they change what is in themselves” (13:11)
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗ
“God will not change the situation of a people until they change what is in themselves” (13:11)
February 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This section of Thay’s book reminded me of an Ayah (verse) from the Quran:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗ
“God will not change the situation of a people until they change what is in themselves” (13:11)
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗ
“God will not change the situation of a people until they change what is in themselves” (13:11)
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February 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I really like this passage. The church or the Sangha are not “reflections” of Jesus or the Buddha; we are, instead, imperfect and therefore “the hope” or seed waiting to blossom.
I am so grateful for Thay.
#imperfectlyperfect #buddhism #christianity #thechurch #sangha #thichnhathanh
I am so grateful for Thay.
#imperfectlyperfect #buddhism #christianity #thechurch #sangha #thichnhathanh
February 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I really like this passage. The church or the Sangha are not “reflections” of Jesus or the Buddha; we are, instead, imperfect and therefore “the hope” or seed waiting to blossom.
I am so grateful for Thay.
#imperfectlyperfect #buddhism #christianity #thechurch #sangha #thichnhathanh
I am so grateful for Thay.
#imperfectlyperfect #buddhism #christianity #thechurch #sangha #thichnhathanh
A new season in the horizon.
February 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A new season in the horizon.
February 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I love this section. Some points from this chapter:
•in the Bible, the Spirit (who is described as feminine) creates through breath. In Buddhism, breath is essential to freedom and our journey in life.
•in the Bible, the Spirit (who is described as feminine) creates through breath. In Buddhism, breath is essential to freedom and our journey in life.
February 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I love this section. Some points from this chapter:
•in the Bible, the Spirit (who is described as feminine) creates through breath. In Buddhism, breath is essential to freedom and our journey in life.
•in the Bible, the Spirit (who is described as feminine) creates through breath. In Buddhism, breath is essential to freedom and our journey in life.
February 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM