Quotes About Attentiveness

In this way, "seeing" as you travel is somewhat of a spiritual exercise: a process not of seeking interesting surroundings, but of being continually interested in whatever surrounds you.

Being present to the way things are is not the same as accepting things as they are

Efficiency involves attentiveness to those things that must be dealt with before they become such overwhelming problems that they cause far more damage than necessary.

Getting out of the way and listening is not something that comes easily, either in art or in prayer.

The difficulty in life is to take the same thing seriously for long at a time.

Le difficile dans la vie, c'est de prendre au sérieux longtemps de suite la même chose.

Whatever the needs of the moment, I had a choice: I could do what was required calmly, patiently, and attentively, or do it in a state of panic. Every moment of the day—indeed, every moment throughout one's life—offers an opportunity to be relaxed and responsive or to suffer unnecessarily.

Each day his eyes and ears were open and empty to see and hear the world he lived in. Music, he said, is continuous; only listening is intermittent. John Cage, 1979, reflecting on Henry David Thoreau's solo sojourn in Walden Woods, 1845-47.

It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well

I just live my life and try to be present.

I try to be alert and available. I try to be available for life to happen to me.

These poems have come from a great distance to find you. I think of Malebranche's maxim, "Attentiveness is the natural prayer of the soul.

The self can watch itself becoming lazy, or non-watchful; this is an asset that can make both for humor and profound well-being.

A story isn't a good one unless it has a good listener

If you underdress your baby, he'll probably let you know about it; babies usually complain loudly when they're too cold. Babies who are too hot, though, tend not to complain, preferring instead to lie there listlessly.

Hong Kong film audiences are very quiet. It's their culture.

I think I'm generally a good listener anyway.

The original sense of the word 'therapist' in its Greek form therapuetes , was that of an attendant. A therapist, Laing maintained, should therefore be a specialist in attentiveness and awareness.

One's appearance bespeaks dignity corresponding to the depth of his character. One's concentrated effort, serene attitude, taciturn air, courteous disposition, thoroughly polite bearing, gritted teeth with a piercing look - each of these reveals dignity. Such outward appearance, in short, comes from constant attentiveness and seriousness.

One must always be aware, to notice even though the cost of noticing is to become responsible.

I'm here to do whatever Mademoiselle might desire me to do for her," Ayesha said, in her soft voice. "It will be my pleasure to please Mademoiselle in every way.

Listen once in a while. It's amazing what you can hear.

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