Quotes About Mindfulness

Many live to eat, instead of the other way around.

I try not to overthink things. If you think too much, that's when the mistakes come in. Keep it basic is what I've been doing well - winning my headers and making sure I win my one-v-one battles. Often, your natural instinct tells you whether to hold or go.

I think people act on their emotions without thinking on them and one of our biggest faults as humans is our instinct to do that. I know I've done it. I'm trying to learn how to control that.

We ourselves hold the instrument that makes us fat. I just shake my head when I see someone eating cake and saying, 'Oh, I wish I wasn't heavy.' But they keep eating the cake!

I do not want to insult anyone with my act and am very careful about it.

Beauty is something we can affirm and intend to have more of.

I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.

My earliest experiences in meditation were in a context of intensive retreats.

I have an intensive relationship with the thing that I'm working on, and I hope that comes through. It's better for me to not worry about the things I can't fix once they're done.

The really magical things are the ones that happen right in front of you. A lot of the time you keep looking for beauty, but it is already there. And if you look with a bit more intention, you see it.

We either live with intention or exist by default.

What is important is to have a positive intent right from the start, and positive intent doesn't always mean looking for the big shots. Positive intention when it comes to defending a ball or looking for a single.

I have an intention to live each moment fully.

When we work on carving out balance in our lives, we are then shuttled to the superhighway of our best life fueled by our intention. The power and confidence comes from the knowledge that we can absolutely do something to achieve balance.

You have to be intentional about slowing down and not rushing to your next meeting.

Figure out what questions you'd ask to see if you were happy with your life. Then wake up every day and live intentionally, so you're happy with the answers at the end.

If we don't choose to intentionally and consciously slow down and stop being in a rush, your body and mind will force you to do it anyway.

I would much rather interact with people in person and be in the moment than taking pictures of the moment.

I do have Instagram, but I try to avoid going on it too much. Some people are very good at how they use it, and they enjoy that interaction, but I want to be very careful.

Positive defaults protect you from yourself - and that helps you to make decisions in the moment that are better for your long-term interests.

There are many different aspects to a formal meditation practice. But the real meditation practice is how you interface with life from moment-to-moment, no matter what's happening. Especially when you are awake, which is pretty much most of the time except for deep sleep.

I am not someone who interferes in the love life of others.

There are some roles that are more still and internal and emotional, and others that are more physical, which get you out of your mind for a while.

'Liberation' is an interesting word because you can be liberated from external things and also from your internal dialogue.