Quotes About Mindfulness

Not acknowledging our feelings is what keeps us stuck and gives us stomachaches, headaches, and heartburn.

Today, I will watch myself and listen to myself as I go through my day. I will not judge myself for what I'm feeling; I will accept myself.

You will learn to recognize when detachment is advisable. A good rule of thumb is: You need to detach most when it seems the least likely or possible thing to do.

We don't learn about taking care of ourselves the way we learn math. Although information is useful and sometimes critical, self-care isn't only an intellectual process. It's our experiences that change us.

Detachment involves "present moment living"—living in the here and now. We allow life to happen instead of forcing and trying to control it. We relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future. We make the most of each day.

Detachment is based on the premises that each person is responsible for himself, that we can't solve problems that aren't ours to solve, and that worrying doesn't help.

Today, I will wait, if waiting is the action I need in order to take care of myself.

There is little in our lives we need to do that we cannot do better if we are peaceful.

On our worst days, we still look for something we've done toward recovery. Sometimes the best we can do is feel good about what we did not do.

The spiritual space we're trying to find and maintain in meditation practice is the sacred place in each of us.

We relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future. We make the most of each day.

Worrying, obsessing, and controlling are illusions. They are tricks we play on ourselves. We feel like we are doing something to solve our problems, but we're not.

When will I learn to quit fighting lions?

In the morning and throughout our day, we lovingly and gently ask ourselves what we can do for ourselves that would feel good. We ask ourselves what we need to do to take care of ourselves. When we hurt, we ask what would help us feel better.15 We give ourselves encouragement and support. We tell ourselves we can do it, we can do it good enough, and things will work out. When we make a mistake, we tell ourselves that's okay.

Here's an interesting phenomenon about gratitude: it's difficult to feel too bad when we're feeling grateful. Your mind has room for only one thought at a time. If you fill it with gratitude, there isn't room for negativity.

A good rule of thumb is: You need to detach most when it seems the least likely or possible thing to do. I

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. —AGNES REPPLIER

Not two things at once, but one thing done in peace.

You can spoil your fun, your day, your life—that's your business—but I won't let you spoil my fun, my day, or my life.

Detachment is based on the premises that everyone is responsible for themselves, that we can't solve problems that aren't ours to solve, and that worrying doesn't help.

Generosity is the value we practice. Nonattachment is a gift.

know what we have left. This is an ongoing activity. Don't rush it. Take your time. Dedicate a notebook to writing down everything you have, everything you did get, everything you have left. No matter what your situation is—if you're in prison, in a hospital, in hospice—no matter who or where you are, you have something left and probably more than you know.

Yes, I know that what you're holding on to is important. Everything that I have ever had to let go of was important to me, too. If it wasn't important, letting go wouldn't be a struggle. We'd just put it down and walk away. You've been given today. Will you use it or will you miss out on today's wonder because you're too preoccupied with holding on to things that are beyond your control?

Make any decisions you need to make to take care of yourself, but don't make them to control other people. Start taking care of yourself