Quotes About Mindfulness

matters less than your consciousness about that life.

Every act of becoming conscious (it says here in this book) is an unnatural act

The avoidance of pain - physical or psychic - is a dangerous mechanism, which can cause us to lose touch not just with our painful sensations but with ourselves.

Personally, I find it very hard to absent myself from any situation, due to overwhelming self-consciousness. There's always a voice in my head passing comment and making sure nothing can be enjoyed for what it is.

It is so important to me to have my time away from hockey. Obviously, hockey is my passion; I love it. But definitely for me, time away from the rink and time when my mind isn't thinking about hockey is important.

I meditate and I'm passionate about it.

I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad.

There are certain times when I was younger, I was occasionally more passive.

I don't like to dwell on the past.

I never look past an opponent that I have.

I remember that in the past I was overwhelmed with the mystery of anxiety, or the mystery of depression, but now when you feel that feeling coming on you no longer go into fight-or-flight mode. You go: 'Oh, I know what this is' and you ride it out.

It's very important to go pitch-by-pitch and game-by-game and not getting too far ahead of myself. In the past, it was trying to make up for a bad game and thinking ahead and what do I have to do to fix this.

I've never deprived myself of anything. I've always thought if you need to lose weight, carry on eating what you like, just eat less. I don't agree with doing without pasta or bread; it's too harsh.

I eat everything, but I moderate; I try to be semiconscious. I don't eat pasta every day, although people who follow my Instagram think I do.

Try to find the path of least resistance and use it without harming others. Live with integrity and morality, not only with people but with all beings.

Find patience in the breath of life.

Earlier, looking lighter or slimmer never mattered to me. Frankly, I didn't care. I had more important things to do. But when I figured that it's not that hard, and I have the time, passion and patience to take it up, I jumped onto the health-wagon. I started working out.

The biggest lesson my kids have taught me is to find the joy in little things, along with a healthy dose of patience.

The game of golf slows the whole world down and gives you time to think. Inner-city kids could learn a lot about patience.

I feel like I'm calmer, I'm kinder, I'm more patient the more I do my own meditation.

I think I learned the value of being more patient with myself.

I have been with the Art of Living for around four years. Now, I have started taking classes, too. It has taught me to be patient and achieve a state of peace.

And I have always told the patients when I talk to them. When they come around and say, 'What will you have to drink? Oh that's right you don't drink.' Just speak up and say, 'Of course I drink. But I just don't drink alcohol.'

I pay attention to every minute of the day.