Quotes About Mindfulness

A low mood is not the time to analyze your life. To do so is emotional suicide.

When you allow yourself to be bored, it takes an enormous amount of pressure off you to be performing and doing something every second of every day. Now, when either of my two children says to me, "Daddy, I'm bored," I respond by saying, "Great, be bored for a while. It's good for you." Once I say this, they always give up on the idea of me solving their problem.

Your thoughts always create your emotions. Understanding the significance of this fact is the first step in escaping from unhappiness and depression.

I find that if I remind myself (frequently) that the purpose of life isn't to get it all done but to enjoy each step along the way and live a life filled with love, it's far easier for me to control my obsession with completing my list of things to do.

I find that if I remind myself (frequently) that the purpose of life isn't to get it all done

One of the most important questions you can ever ask yourself is, "Do I want to be 'right'—or do I want to be happy?" Many times, the two are mutually exclusive!

Rather than stumbling and fighting against their negative feelings, they are graceful in their acceptance of them.

If you can begin to see that your thoughts are not the real thing – they're just thoughts, and as thoughts they can't hurt you – your entire life will begin to change today. I have witnessed many times this very same realization transform someone from a life of fear and depression into a life of happiness.

Pascal said, "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

to enjoy each step along the way and live a life filled with love, it's far easier for me to control my obsession with completing my list of things to do.

Compassion is something you can develop with practice. It involves two things: intention and action.

Let Go of the Idea that Gentle, Relaxed People Can't Be Superachievers

The fact that we can't see the beauty in something doesn't suggest that it's not there. Rather, it suggests that were are not looking carefully enough or with a broad enough perspective to see it.

Be Grateful when You're Feeling Good and Graceful when You're Feeling Bad

To combat fear, the best strategy is to learn to bring your attention back to the present. Mark Twain said, "I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened." I don't think I can say it any better. Practice keeping your attention on the here and now. Your efforts will pay great dividends.

98. Look for the Extraordinary in the Ordinary I heard a story about two workers who were approached by a reporter. The reporter asked the first worker, "What are you doing?" His response was to complain that he was virtually a slave, an underpaid bricklayer who spent his

Do I want to be 'right'—or do I want to be happy?

El ahora es lo único que tenemos, y el único tiempo sobre el que tenemos algún control.

While eating dessert, we ponder what we should do afterward. After that evening, it's "What should we do this weekend?" After we've been out, we walk into the house and immediately turn on the television, pick up the phone, open a book, or start cleaning. It's almost as though we're frightened at the thought of not having something to do, even for a minute.

Life isn't an emergency.

two rules of harmony. #1) Don't sweat the small stuff, and #2) It's all small stuff.

The trick is to be grateful for our good moods and graceful in our low moods—not taking them too seriously.

Regardless of who you are or what you do, however, remember that nothing is more important than your own sense of happiness and inner peace and that of your loved ones. If you're obsessed with getting everything done, you'll never have a sense of well-being!

It suggests that life is filled with opportunities to choose between making a big deal out of something or simply letting it go, realizing it doesn't really matter. If you choose your battles wisely, you'll be far more effective in winning those that are truly important.