Quotes About Mindfulness

Just because the light is green doesn't mean you shouldn't look both ways before stepping into the street.

To live every day as if it had been stolen from death, that is how I would like to live. To separate oneself from the burden, the angst, the anguish that we encounter every day. To say I am alive, I am wonderful. I am. I am.

People are always worried about what's happening next. They often find it difficult to stand still, to occupy the now without worrying about the future. People are not generally satisfied with what they have; they are very concerned with what they are going to have.

If you feel you don't have enough, you hold on to things. But if you feel you have enough, you let go of things.

Vivir cada día como si se lo hubiésemos arrebatado a la muerte. Así quisiera vivir siempre.

I am amazed by how many individuals mess up every new day with yesterday.

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The most important thing," he said, "is to be present in the face of fear.

what I'd done was allow my own reentry into the physical world.

Mindfulness isn't necessarily about awakening within. Awakening wisdom teaches me how my exterior and interior life are not separate. What happens in the world is happening within me, and vice versa.

When walking, walk. When eating, eat." Being fully "present" in each moment is a discipline that can save our sanity.

The highest art of the chessplayer lies in not allowing your opponent to show you what he can do.

Not everything matters equally, and success isn't a game won by whoever does the most. Yet that is exactly how most play it on a daily basis.

Task switching exacts a cost few realize they are even paying.

Multitasking is a scam.

If you don't take care of your body, where will you live?" It

success comes down to this: being appropriate in the moments of your life.

If you can honestly say, "This is where I'm meant to be right now, doing exactly what I'm doing," then all the amazing possibilities for your life become possible.

BIG IDEAS Distraction is natural. Don't feel bad when you get distracted. Everyone gets distracted. Multitasking takes a toll. At home or at work, distractions lead to poor choices, painful mistakes, and unnecessary stress. Distraction undermines results. When you try to do too much at once, you can end up doing nothing well. Figure out what matters most in the moment and give it your undivided attention.

To do two things at once is to do neither." —Publilius Syrus

When people don't understand the power of the ONE Thing, they try to do too much—and because this never works over time, they end up making a horrific deal with themselves. They go for success by sacrificing their health. They stay up late, miss meals or eat poorly, and completely ignore exercise. Personal

But juggling isn't multitasking. Juggling is an illusion. To

Multitasking is a lie. It's a lie because nearly everyone accepts it as an effective thing to do. It's become so mainstream that people actually think it's something they should do, and do as often as possible. We not only hear talk about doing it, we even hear talk about getting better at it. More

When you want the absolute best chance to succeed at anything you want, your approach should always be the same. Go small. "Going small" is ignoring all the things you could do and doing what you should do. It's recognizing that not all things matter equally and finding the things that matter most.