Quotes About Mindfulness

There's living. And there's living in the past. I just really want to live. What good would it do for me to spend my time dwelling on something I can't change?

the need to control is really about perfectionism and the inability to accept uncertainty.

I know that life doesn't come with guarantees. We can only live the moment that's in front of us. I believe with all my heart that we should live that moment fully, embrace it without wasting even a second worrying about what might be beyond it.

Then I hope it is because I am wearing my life well instead of it wearing me.

It's what we take for granted that is actually most important to us.

Happiness lies in good health and a bad memory.

Happiness is good health and a bad memory

Ever see something in a store that you gotta have? How about those rainbow suspenders you wore only once? Prevent the "wish-I-hadn't"s by asking yourself these questions: *Will I use it or wear it often? *Will I use it or wear it a couple months from now? *If I get it, will I have enough money for what I'm saving for? If the answer to any of these questions is no, you might want to think twice. If you still aren't sure, try waiting a week to see if it has the same appeal.

Have you ever been on a roller coaster, Togawa-kun? You're only riding on it for a few minutes, right? If you spent the entire ride thinking "only so many seconds left... until this ride is over..." then what was the point of riding it in the first place? Nobody knows why we're alive. We don't have the time to bother.

For many money is wealth, for me health is wealth." ~ Invajy

Yet how do we do so and still avoid the madness that such wakefulness can bring on?

I was so determined to experience everything and everyone I could that I don't think I ever stopped to truly appreciate any of it. Then, somewhere along the way, I realized it's important to have a good reason to experience the things in my life. Not just because they're there.

That's why we all have to live every moment as if it were our last and not close ourselves off.

The Buddhists say that you have to think about your own death every single day. It makes you more humble to know this day is all there is, so be joyful and be grateful, and enjoy it.

One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.

One of the secrets of a happy life is continous small treats.

Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.

Smoke your pipe and be silent; there's only wind and smoke in the world.

A hair on the head is worth two on the brush.

No time for your health today, will result in no health for your time tomorrow.

some of the happiest moments of my life have occurred just before I fall asleep or wake up, when I linger in that twilight world between consciousness and unconsciousness, in a state of somnolent repose but also savoring the vital goodness of remaining this close to the vegetative in myself

You should always be taking pictures, if not with a camera then with your mind. Memories you capture on purpose are always more vivid than the ones you pick up by accident.

Humans have different emotional states that are here to serve us, if anything be redirected. Not to be tamed.

Your "why" should be centered around yourself. If you're not taken care of, how do you ever expect to take care of others?