Quotes About Mindfulness

We woke up every day at 3:00 A.M., and would sit around the clock—fifty minutes of sitting followed by ten minutes of brisk walking—until 11:00 P.M.

To know you have enough is to be rich. —The Tao Te Ching

Expectation is the greatest impediment to living, running ahead to tomorrow, it loses today.

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.

Well, before writing became all-consuming, I was a quilter, like Hattie and Perilee. I don't do that anymore, but I do knit, garden and watch the birds in my backyard. I also take lots of walks, do yoga and talk my husband into taking me out to dinner as often as possible.

Laughing isn't wrong if it's done out of happiness. Dreaming is essential because it gives us wings, and forgetting...well, there's a difference between living and forgetting.

Try to want what you have, instead of spending your strength trying to get what you want." —ABRAHAM L. FEINBERG

If you spend time taking care of yourself instead of him, you're more likely to be receptive, grateful, and happy.

Today, my rule is not to say anything to myself—even silently—that I wouldn't say to a friend.

As I watch him, a sudden recognition comes over me: Tonight, I can be anyone I want… maybe being happy only means living in the moment, appreciating the exact moment you're in and not thinking about the worries of the future.

In the morning he rose to run again. He didn't run from something or to something, not for anyone or in spite of anyone; he ran because it was what his body wished to do. The restiveness, the self-consciousness, and the need to oppose disappeared. All he felt was peace.

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.

It is a good idea sometimes to think of the importance and dignity of our every-day duties. It keeps them from being so tiresome; besides, others are apt take us at our own valuation.

Breathe daily for peace; the goodness of your intention spreads Light to the world.

Calmness is a bed where flowers grow.

Drink the beauty of the day.

Live in your blessings; breathe them in like wildflowers. Give thanks to them through your peace, your love, and your joy as you greet each moment.

Meditation is a slow melt into Love.

The creative flow is ever-present. If you don't feel it, breathe walk meditate— smile at the universe, and it will smile back." Laura Jaworski

Model calm behavior, no matter how upset you feel.

hate how swiftly the world moves now, how glib everyone has become. We need to think more, not more quickly.

CNN. I hate how swiftly the world moves now, how glib everyone has become. We need to think more, not more quickly.

Por lo pronto no se me ocurre qué más comentarte, bueno, lo que ya sabes, que aquí tengo todo el tiempo del mundo para pensar en ti, que es lo que suelo hacer cuando no quiero pensar en nada