Quotes About Mindfulness

Najednou se muminka zmocnila taková radost, že se musel odebrat do samoty. Okdrá?el pomalu ke k?lnÄ›. A když ho nikdo nevidÄ›l, dal se do bÄ›hu. B?žel v roztálém snÄ›hu, slunce se mu opíralo do zad a on b?žel a b?žel, protože byl Å¡Å¥astný a na nic nemyslel.

You can close your mind to things if something is important enough. It works very well. You make yourself very small, shut your eyes tight and say a big word over and over again until you're save.

Walking had been easy, because his knapsack was nearly empty and he had no worries on his mind. He felt happy about the wood and the weather and himself. Tomorrow and yesterday were both at a distance, and just at present the sun was shining brightly red between the birches, and the air was cool and soft.

När Fredrikson avlöste mig vid rodret i gryningen nämnde jag i förbigående Joxarens förvånande och fullkomliga brist på intresse för omgivningen. Hm, sade Fredrikson. Kanske han tvärtom bryr sig om allting? Lite lugnt och lagom. Vi bryr oss om en enda sak. Du vill bli. Jag vill göra. Mitt brorsbarn vill ha. Men Joxaren bara lever.

You can close your mind to things if something is important enough. It works very well. You make yourself very small, shut your eyes tight and say a big word over and over again until you're safe.

Lie on the bridge and watch the water flowing past. Or run, or wade through the swamp in your red boots. Or roll yourself up and listen to the rain falling on the roof. It's very easy to enjoy yourself.

But that's how it is when you start wanting to have things. Now, I just look at them, and when I go away I carry them in my head. Then my hands are always free, because I don't have to carry a suitcase.

As I get older, I just prefer to knit.

I will do this. Nothing in my life matters except this. No moment of my life exists except this moment. I am born in this moment, and if I fail, I will die in this moment.

He believed fully that whatever suffering we experience is due to our own doing, and not due to a divine hand. Therefore, the pacification of suffering is also in our own hands. This was his idea of karma.

In the beginning, doing other than yelling when you are angry will be extremely difficult. But each time you succeed, the new pathway is strengthened. Eventually the urge to yell is so small that it's easy to ignore

You do control the thoughts that follow an emotion, and you have a great deal of say in how you react to an emotion—as long as you are aware of it.

Good decisions require far more than factual knowledge. They are made using self-knowledge and emotional mastery when they're needed most.

Self-awareness is the process of getting to know yourself from the inside out and the outside in.

Closing your eyes and thinking of emotionally arousing events is simply training for the real thing—spotting the physical signs of your emotions on the fly.

Stay aware of your good moods and the foolish decisions these moods can lead to, and you'll be able to enjoy feeling good without any regrets.

Muscle relaxation: This muscle relaxation technique is a whole body relaxation technique. Starting from your feet and ending to head. Tense up your foot muscles for 5 seconds and then relax for 30 seconds. Tense up your calves muscles for 5 seconds and then relax for 30 seconds. Tense your thighs and stomach muscles for 5 seconds, and then relax for 30 seconds. Do this exercise with your shoulders, chest, head and neck one by one. This

Why do they do what they do with such regularity, such mindfulness, such devotion? They do it because it is their sacred work. They do it because not to do it would be to deny what they know is theirs to manage and care about. The right action does not depend upon having a right outcome. It depends on taking the action because that is the action that rises before you in the moment with all its grace and power and majesty -- and because it demands to be done. The action is all.

You don't want to look back at your years with regrets. Regrets have no place in your memory jar.

With God, it's possible to be content wherever we are, with whatever we have.

What if we valued feeling as much as thinking, as synchronistic events invite us to do?" —Robert H. Hopcke, There are No Accidents

Define yourself by your best moments, not your worst. Find one thing you did do right today, and focus on that.

Every so often, take a break from what you are doing and give yourself time to recharge. Let your body refresh mentally and physically. Give yourself time to clear the mind and gather your thoughts. Time to really control your emotions, refocus and regroup. Take as must time as you need and reward yourself in the process. Your happiness is dependent on it.

The older you get, you will come to the realization that happiness in life is not always about having the best of everything. Some people are happier with less because they choose to make the best of what they have.