Quotes About Mindfulness

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

we cannot change, we cannot move away from what we are, until we thoroughly accept what we are. Then change seems to come about almost unnoticed.

once an experience is fully in awareness, fully accepted, then it can be coped with effectively, like any other clear reality.

You can't possibly be afraid of death, really, you can only be afraid of life.

To be what one is, is to enter fully into being a process.

I find it very satisfying when I can be real, when I can be close to whatever it is that is going on within me. I like it when I can listen to myself. To really know what I am experiencing in the moment is by no means an easy thing, but I feel somewhat encouraged because I think that over the years I have been improving at it.

When I accept myself as I am, then I change. I believe that I have learned this from my clients as well as within my own experience—that we cannot change, we cannot move away from what we are, until we thoroughly accept what we are. Then change seems to come about almost unnoticed.

Budgeting isn't just about numbers. It's about awareness.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

Learn how to exhale, the inhale will take care of itself.

To understand ourselves means to reflect on time. But to understand time we need to reflect on ourselves.

Critical reading returns you to your life with renewed eyes; it deepens the world for you, inasmuch as it deepens you for the world.

If a warrior is to succeed at anything, the success must come gently, with a great deal of effort but with no stress or obsession.

The aim is to balance the terror of being alive with the wonder of being alive.

Forget the self and you will fear nothing, in whatever level or awareness you find yourself to be.

Ser feliz sem motivo é a mais autêntica forma de felicidade.

Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins.

Do not wait until your body is flooded with stress hormones before you practice mindfulness. By then, it is often too late! Instead, practice being mindful when things are going smoothly and during the early stages of stress.

To plant the seed of mindfulness firmly in your life, set the intention to practice mindful breathing daily.

Mindfulness and compassion practice are antidotes to compassion fatigue.

Self-compassion helps you recognize and soothe painful emotions.

When we bring self-compassion into everyday life, we learn to be kind to ourselves.

Self-compassoin is a skill that anyone can (and should!) learn. Practicing it increases emotional strength and resilience, allowing a person to bounce back from difficult experiences and to overcome self-criticism.