Quotes About Mindfulness

Most tasks are not inherently pleasant or unpleasant, but an evaluation imposed on a task carries such a presumption. Virtually any activity can be made into work, and most, if not all, activities can be enjoyable.

Florida Scott-Maxwell, a Jungian analyst who did not begin her training until midlife, began writing a private notebook at the age of eighty-two, in which she recorded her impressions of old age. Her experiences, mindfully observed, did not fit her expectations: "Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate.... To my own surprise I burst out with hot conviction." I I

When we systematically attempt to narrow a choice, the perspective we most often neglect is our own experience.

If you don't know where you are going, you keep doing something because you enjoy it. You keep doing it, making choices, and noticing the consequences until it's pleasing to you and you want to stop.

the promise of a big payoff diminishes our appreciation of the present situation

It's harder to begin something new if we focus on what it is going to be, and in doing so cut ourselves off from the possibilities that arise in the doing.

But I am not bitter because that would be a waste of my time, and wasting time is one of the only sins worth worrying about.

All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice

I have come to the conclusion that silence and time are the most precious commodities.

I do not let myself entertain regrets nor think about mistakes. My father always said, and he was right, that regret is a useless practice. But I find that in my thirties, regrets chase me down the street sometimes. It's not so easy to shrug them away.

Living is the best and we must live every day as it comes.

No se puede vivir del aire, ni entregarse a una espiritualidad que no permita el retorno a los placeres prosaicos

Be grateful to God (Almighty) for everything you have presently, no matter how small or unpleasant it seems to you. For, someone right here or out there is longing to possess everything that you have presently. In fact, your dislikes are someone else's likes. -Emeasoba George

Before you make any choice or take any decision do think twice, in order to avoid regret. For, it does not cost anything. -Emeasoba George

Before you speak or act, first and foremost try to chew the cud within you i.e. think and have a rethink reflectively before you talk or act. I mean, do consider and reconsider whatever you intend to do or say before daring to talk or act in any matter or case. For, doing just that is probable to positively influence your speech or action.

Don't take yourself and life so seriously. For, you ought not to do that. I mean, disregard or overlook somethings sometimes.

Everyday that passes by shortens your lifetime or life span. Yes! you heard me right. So, you've got to make everyday count. -Emeasoba George

Happiness is heart-warming/healthful i.e. happiness is emotionally rewarding/uplifting and good for your health. Moreover, the more happier you are, the more healthier you will be/remain. So, dare to be/remain happy always and never sad.

Life itself is simple. But you can make it complicated by worrying. Oh! yes, you can and you will keep on complicating your life by just worrying. So, you've got to quit worrying over and over again. ~Emeasoba George

Never be bothered that your life/journey on earth will end/cease someday. But, always be mindful that your life/journey on earth won't/can't start afresh. After all, anyone who is down already ought not to fear to fall down anymore. So, never fail to positively use up the time that you've got/been given by God. Because, whether you like it or not, your lifetime will surely elapse/expire/cease someday. Oh! Yes, and what I'm writing about is not a matter of choice.

Never compare your life with someone else's life. For, you have no idea what he or she does secretly i.e. behind your back.

Positive thinking and positive speaking do pay off i.e. they often yield good results unlike negative thinking and negative speaking that often yield bad results. Thus, introspect your thoughts and you better watch your mouth as well. I mean, think, speak and act just positively at all times. ~Emeasoba George

Pursuing and acquiring the best of everything is most likely not capable of making you happy in life. Yes! what will really make you happy is your ability to make the most of everything that you have acquired (mark you). -Emeasoba George

Regretting/worrying over the past events/actions is nothing else but only a blind alley i.e. regretting/worrying over and over again is a course of action that definitely leads to nowhere/progress. Thus, quit worrying over and over again no matter your condition.