Yung Pueblo: Poet, Meditator & Speaker

Yung Pueblo quotes are renowned around the world, especially on social media. He is not only famous for his quotes but he is a brilliant, modern-day poet, speaker and writer. He has even published a few self-development books.

His writings revolve around the central theme of the power of healing yourself, cultivating self-love, building healthy relationships and the wisdom that is a result of truly diving deeper into ourselves.

He believes the gateway to a better world is to get to know yourself better in order to be healed. You cannot cultivate a healthier world if you are sitting with unresolved traumas and wounds.

Today, we will be exploring who this fascinating visionary is, all about his transformative writings and his top 10 inspirational quotes.

Who is Yung Pueblo?

Diego Perez was born on 25 November 1988 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He writes under the nom de plume or pseudonym of Yung Pueblo.

But why does he use a pen name? Here are the two reasons why:

1. It reminds him of his roots and where he comes from. Pueblo is a word that is used in Guayaquil and it refers to the economic poverty of the masses.
2. Yung Pueblo means 'young people'. Diego believes that people on this earth are very 'young' and have a lot of growing up to do. He hopes that in the next 100 years, we will learn more about how to be kind to each other and just be better humans overall.

As early as 15 years of age, Diego became interested in activist organisations and the idea of liberation intrigued him. Although he was engaged in activities that he found interest in, he still had emotional turmoil and misery and still searched for something more. When he was 24 years old he attended his first 10-day Vipassana mediation course. He was astounded. Everything he believed in changed. It made him realise that liberation needs to take place inside yourself before it can truly create a change in the world.

One of the most important lessons he learned was 'if we heal ourselves, then we heal the world'.

He started to meditate regularly and when he started to transform he began to write deep, meaningful poems, essays and quotes about his experiences along his life's journey.

10 Inspirational Yung Pueblo Quotes

Yung Pueblo's work has been a motivation for many people that would like to delve deeper into their inner world for growth and, therefore, cultivate more happiness, success and peace in their own lives and around the world.

Each quote carries its own meaning. Here are a few of the many that you can use as inspiration and to help you feel more positive on your growth journey:

1. “I can only understand the world as much as I understand myself.”
2. “A person grows in beauty whenever they move away from what harms them and into their own power.”
3. “Before I could release the weight of my sadness and pain, I first had to honor its existence.”
4. “Loneliness will not go away if we remain far away from ourselves.”
5. “Letting go doesn’t mean forgetting; it means we stop carrying the energy of the past into the present.”
6. “The healer you have been looking for is your own courage to know and love yourself completely.”
7. “I do not wish to change the past / it made me who I am today/ I only want to learn from it / and live in a new way.”
8. “Three things make life harder: not loving yourself, refusing to grow, not letting go.”
9. “I lived so long with a closed heart, not because I was afraid to get hurt but because I was afraid of the pain I had hidden away.”
10. “Emotional maturity is knowing the difference between your true needs and temporary cravings.”

What do you feel and think when you read each quote? What does it mean to you?

Now, that we have explored a few of his quotes let us dive into more of his poetic work.

Meaningful Poems

Friendship has tremendous value in your life. It's an enriching experience that helps you get through the bad times and to celebrate the good times. Pueblo feels the same and that is why he has written a few poems about friendships and why it is important to celebrate them. Here are two that stood out to us:

"never forget

the ones who

saw greatness

in you even in your

darkest moments"

As you can see, he shares the sentiment of the importance of friendships in one's life and how valuable and meaningful they can be.

"who you choose to walk and grow

with is a major part of life; may they

lift you up in hard times; rejuvenate

you when you are tired and remind

you of how powerful you truly are"

If you would like to find some local inspiration, you can read about South African poets, like Antjie Krog and Uys Krige, in another article in this poetry series.

Healing Poems

Diego Perez aka Yung Pueblo believes that we can only transform the world into a better place once we dive deeper into the abyss of our own souls to heal, grow and reach a certain level of emotional maturity.

So that we can turn the light on within ourselves and then go out and shine that light onto others around us, creating a better world to live in for us all. Here are three healing poems that could be valuable in your own healing journey:

"a change in environment can help

a change in mindset can heal"

Here is the second one:

“and so she moves forward,

with a little more wisdom, 

a heart that is more open 

to love, and with a mind 

that welcomes deep healing

r e l e a s e”

And finally:

"as ger awareness grew, the

illusion of limitation and

separation slowly vanished.

one day, she observed

herself more deeply

and realised that the atoms

in her body are the same stars

that she sees in the night sky."

Another world-famous poet who writes about healing is William Shakespeare. You can learn more about his beautiful poetry here.

Yung Pueblo's Books

Just like most writers, Yung Pueblo has published three renowned books:

1. Lighter: This book became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. It revolves around turning inward towards ourselves to get rid of the heaviness that we carry in order to heal ourselves and then the world around us.
2. Clarity and Connection: Do you value deeper connections? Are you invested in personal transformation and looking to build self awareness? If you answered yes, then this is the perfect book for you. This book focusses on how past wounds influence our present relationships. Also, it was rewarded the New York Times Besteller in the collection of poetry and short prose category.
3. Inward: “I closed my eyes to look inward and found a universe waiting to be explored”. This collection of poetry, prose and quotes was published in 2017 and was his first book. Inward was self-published and became a best-seller on Amazon. It reminds the reader that healing, transformation, letting go and unconditional self-love is possible. This beautiful book has a rating of 4.8/5 stars on Amazon.

As you can see, people like to read his books and they find it valuable in their inner work and journey towards growth and transformation.

Revolutionary Instapoetry

What is Instapoetry?

It is a style of poetry written specifically to be shared on social media platforms. The name "Instapoetry" comes from the term instant poetry. It is a way for writers to define the new extension of their poetry being shared online.

These types of poems are usually direct, concise and designed in a simple, yet aesthetically pleasing way accompanied by interesting fonts and creative graphics like images and drawings.

Yung Pueblo is an 'Instapoet'. Just like Rupi Kaur, he became famous on Instagram and now has over 2.4 million followers on Instagram alone. He shares his thoughts with a white background and his writing is in a black, simple font.

Are you perhaps hearing a call to start your Instapoetry journey?

Now is the right time, here are a few tips and tricks on how to become an instapoet.

From the origin of poetry to today's Instapoetry, poets and their poetry have played and still plays a significant role in humanity.

One of the most important aspects of poetry is that it teaches us the deeper meaning of things beyond of what is on the surface. Thanks to authors like Yung Pueblo that bring awareness, motivate healing, emotional maturity and unconditional love, we can all strive to transform our personal lives so that we can have the ability to reshape the world around us.