Quotes About Mindfulness

the past is water under the bridge and the future is a distant sun on the horizon of your imagination. The most important moment is now. Learn to live in it and savor it fully.

The highest of all human abilities is the ability each one of us has to choose how we respond to the environment we find ourselves within

Most people have liberty. They can go where they want and do the things they feel like doing. But too many people are also slaves to their impulses. They have grown reactive rather than proactive, meaning that they are like seafoam pounding against a rocky shore, going in whatever direction the tide might take them.

La mayor parte de la gente no se soporta a sí misma. Por eso nunca pueden estar a solas, ni en silencio. Necesitan estar constantemente con otras personas para escapar de sus sentimientos de odio a sí mismos por todo su potencial perdido, y se pierden las maravillas y la sabiduría que la soledad y la calma aportan. O ven la televisión sin parar y sin darse cuenta de que están erosionando su imaginación y les está llevando a la bancarrota.

These little hourglasses serve as daily reminders of our mortality and the importance of living full, productive days while advancing our purposes.

We make our worst decisions and our lowest choices when we're exhausted. So, don't allow yourself to get exhausted. Period.

lock two ninety-minute massages onto your weekly schedule.

La mayor parte de la gente no se soporta a sí misma. Por eso nunca pueden estar a solas, ni en silencio. Necesitan estar constantemente con otras personas para escapar de sus sentimientos de odio a sí mismos por todo su potencial perdido, y se pierden las maravillas y la sabiduría que la soledad y la calma aportan.

Nunca descuides el poder de la sencillez

what lies behind you and what lies in front of you matters little when compared to what lies within you.

We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

It's only when you get away from the noise and nuisance and be in quiet and tranquility that you remember who—and all—you're truly meant to be. Just say yes to life.

Top artists work in positive and beautiful and quiet surroundings for an essential reason: it activates "flow state," that stream of brilliance that each of us has available to us if we structure our workspace and set up our private life in a way that allows us to play at the height of our powers.

I've had a lot of trouble in my life, some of which actually happened.

deja de escuchar con intención de contestar. Lo que debes hacer es escuchar con intención de comprender.

unless you reduce your needs, you will never be fulfilled.

You truly cannot afford the luxury of even one negative thought." "Really?" "Really. A worrisome thought is like an embryo: it starts off small but grows and grows. Soon it takes on a life of its own.

success on the outside means nothing unless you also have success within. There is a huge difference between well-being and being well-off.

If there is a lack in your life, it is because there is a lack in your thoughts.

But I have learned that self-mastery and the consistent care of one's mind, body and soul are essential to finding one's highest self and living the life of one's dreams.

he aprendido que el autocontrol y el cuidado de la propia mente, cuerpo y alma son esenciales para encontrar el yo elevado de cada uno y para vivir la vida de nuestros sueños. ¿Cómo ocuparse de los demás si uno no se ocupa de sí mismo? ¿Cómo hacer el bien si ni siquiera te sientes bien? No puedo amar si no sé amarme a mí mismo.

un mal día para el ego es un día genial para el alma.

This is where the prayer beads around my neck come in," Julian added with rising enthusiasm. "Every time I catch myself thinking a negative thought, I take this necklace off and remove another bead. These beads of worry go into a cup I keep in my knapsack. Together they serve as gentle reminders that I still have a distance to travel on the road to mental mastery and responsibility over the thoughts that fill my mind.

Tomorrow Is a Bonus, Not a Right. Postpone not your heroism and never delay your peacefulness. Your life can fall apart within an hour.