Quotes About Mindfulness

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.

In those times when we yearn to have more in our lives, we should dwell on the things we already have. In doing so, we will often find that our lives are already full to overflowing.

When you feel tempted to speak out of anger or frustration, think before you talk. If you're still tempted, think again.

Success lies in the balance between seeking and striving on one hand and being peaceful and content on the other.

We, here in Western civilization, have failed to master the concept of living in the moment. We spend so much time worrying about yesterday or planning tomorrow that we fail to live today.

It's great to have things as long as our things don't have us.

I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed by technology and television.

Jesus said, "But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly" (Luke 21:34).

Ingrid Bergman said, 'Happiness is good health and a bad memory.

Life's not how we want it sometimes. It just is what it is. So do what you love and make the most of what it "is".

But then she faced herself squarely in her bathroom mirror. "Do not think about it." she said aloud, so stern she convinced even herself.

I breath in and out through my mouth to feel the quiet. In. Out. Over and over. Until I fall asleep.

Worry never climbed a hill Worry never paid a bill Worry never dried a tear Worry never calmed a fear Worry never darned a heel Worry never cooked a meal Worry never led a horse to water Worry never done a thing you'd think it oughta.

There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.

Consider Augustus's motto. Hurry more slowly.

I may not always have this, but I have this now," I thought. "I am perfectly happy in this moment and I know it.

When will I ever learn to accept what is given instead of always yearning for more? My lavish expectations too often tarnish my blessings.

Nothing is worth more than my own company, taking care of my mind and spirit has proved to be more valuable than appeasing the crowd. It seems as if I have entered a new age- the age of re-enchantment-where I thrive on discovery, diversity, variety, spontaneity, and most days are self-directed, not programmed by invitations and obligations but, rather, determined by impulse, chance encounters, on the spot decisions, bravery, and new adventures, one after another.

I must live a little each day, greet the sun as it rises and revel in its setting, swim naked, sip coffee and wine by the shore, generate new ideas, admire myself, talk to animals, meditate, laugh, risk adventures. I must try to be soft, not hard; fluid, not rigid; tender, not cold; find rather than seek. I have been embraced by the sea, tested by its elements, emptied of anxiety, cleansed with fresh thought. In the process, I have recovered myself.

Sometimes being hopeful needs to be a very deliberate act.

Perhaps the hardest lesson to learn is not to be attached to the results of your actions.

Rather than thinking in terms of good and bad, it is more helpful to think in terms of conscious and unconscious, aware, and unaware.

There's a Buddhist saying that peace is like a sun that's always shining in your heart. It's just hidden behind clouds of fear, doubt, worry, and desire that continually orient you toward the past or the future. The sun comes out only when you're in the present moment.

Real patience requires a gentle willingness to let life unfold at its own pace. This willingness, in turn, requires mindfulness.