Quotes About Mindfulness

Slip away and come watch the sunset." -Marcus 'There are more calls to finish.' -Shari "Those will wait. The sunset won't" -Marcus

A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh (Proverbs 14:30a)

If we pay great attention to the meaning of each moment of our unique life, the meaning of life in general will attend to itself.

For me, the idea of living small has always involved being curious - taking a look at how my day-to-day is connected to the larger world around me, and to the delicate universe that sits between my ears and in my small body.

Sometimes I worry that I'll slide back into the mindless rotisserie of work and projects that guided me in my old house... that I'll grow numb to the way nature can leave me awestruck. I worry that I'll fall asleep at the switch, only to wake up years later and find that I can't remember what I did last week or the month before that, nor do I recognize the old lady staring back at me in the mirror.

I didn't do anything but sit quietly and pay attention to the fact that my hollow chest was still beating. I was still alive and could see that the new normal wasn't so bad.

These days I find that I am happy enough in the same way that I am warm enough - the goal isn't bliss or even comfort in some cases. The goal is to feel alive.

A picnic is more than eating a meal, it is a pleasurable sate of mind.

Focus on the quality of life. Add life to your years and then years will be added to your life.

Every mental event has a neural correlate. Through mindfulness we can rewire the brain for peace, harmony, laughter, and love.

Research has shown that the best way to be happy is to make each day happy.

Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.

Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.

In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit.

Just listen to your body, eat in silence and see what feels good and you will spontaneously choose the foods that are beneficial to you.

The fear of death comes from limited awareness.

Our most important task is to transform our consciousness so that violence is no longer an option for us in our personal lives, that understanding that a world of peace is possible only if we relate to each other as peaceful beings, one individual at a time.

I, of course, meditate for two hours every morning. It's part of my schedule I wake up at 4 a.m. every day and I love it.

You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.

Don't try to steer the river.

Non-judgment quiets the internal dialogue, and this opens once again the doorway to creativity.

The healthiest response to life is joy. Deepak Chopra

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

Don't let a day go by without asking who you are…each time you let a new ingredient to enter your awareness.