Quotes About Mindfulness

You need to be more careful, or you could hurt yourself." Right. Thank you, Mrs. Detweiler. I never would have come to that conclusion by myself. I was planning on incorporating a backflip into my next walk across the classroom but on second thought...

May you never forget what is worth remembering, Nor ever remember what is best forgotten. Irish proverb

You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.

Something happens to me when I garden. I am fully, reliably, blissfully present to who I am and where I am in that moment. I am an animal with a hundred different senses and all of them are switched on.

Since the big things find you no matter where you are, it's okay to unhook from your portable news source so you're not in the middle of what's happening every minute of the day. It doesn't mean you don't care; it means you care about yourself too.

A tree is a fantastic example of beauty, but who has time to look at a tree?

To Do Today, 1/17/08 1. Sit and think 2. Reach enlightenment 3. Feed the cats

The only time I really think is when I smoke, and I quit smoking years ago.

If you can access the sense of your inherent preciousness, you can rise above shame. If you can meditate and feel equanimity, you may be able to rise above your distress.

Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are.

Mark Twain nailed it: "Comparison is the death of joy.

Don't make up problems you don't have yet. It's not a problem until it's a real problem. Most of the things you worry about never happen anyway.

Fuck that. People should be missing out! Most people should miss out on most things most of the time. That's what we try to encourage at Basecamp. JOMO! The joy of missing out.

Mark Twain nailed it: "Comparison is the death of joy." We're with Mark.

Motivation is pivotal to healthy lives and healthy companies. Make sure you're minding it.

Stop equating work ethic with excessive work hours. Neither is going to get you ahead or help you find calm.

Working more doesn't mean you care more or get more done. It just means you work more.

The ability to be alone with your thoughts is, in fact, one of the key advantages of working remotely.

And between all those context switches and attempts at multitasking, you have to add buffer time. Time for your head to leave the last thing and get into the next thing. This is how you end up thinking "What did I actually do today?" when the clock turns to five and you supposedly spent eight hours at the office. You know you were there, but the hours had no weight, so they slipped away with nothing to show.

But what if …?" "What happens when …?" "Don't we need to plan for …?" Don't make up problems you don't have yet. It's not a problem until it's a real problem. Most of the things you worry about never happen anyway.

When calm starts early, calm becomes the habit. But if you start crazy, it'll define you. You have to keep asking yourself if the way you're working today is the way you'd want to work in 10, 20, or 30 years. If not, now is the time to make a change, not "later.

El nuevo lujo es el lujo de la libertad y el tiempo.

Así que espera a que tu última gran idea se enfríe un poco. Por supuesto, no dejes de tener grandes ideas. Ni de entusiasmarte con ellas. Sencillamente no reacciones al calentón. Apúntalas y déjalas reposar unos días. Y entonces, determina cuál es su verdadera importancia con la mente más clara.

You just can't bring your A game to every situation. Knowing when to embrace Good Enough is what gives you the opportunity to be truly excellent when you need to be. We're not suggesting you put shit work out there. You need to be able to be proud of it, even if it's only "okay." But attempting to be indiscriminately great at everything is a foolish waste of energy.