Quotes About Engagement

May you derive great benefit from engaging in this programme and its invitation to explore how you might be in a wiser and more fulfilling relationship to your 'one wild and precious life.' Jon Kabat-Zinn Boston, Massachusetts December, 2010

Everyday life offers endless opportunities for you to stop, to focus, to remind yourself to be fully awake and present to what is happening right now

A good story should provoke discussion, debate, argument...and the occasional bar fight.

The Government, Church and television keep the average man so mired in petty concerns that he can no longer discern which battles are worth fighting for.

I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.

The lecturer points to Dietrich Bonhoeffer's decision to get engaged while in prison as his "positive statement that life will go on," his affirmation of the power of love.

The alternative to being is reacting, and reacting interrupts being and annihilates.

This fish soup,' says Hans, dipping his spoon into it. 'It's really good, you must tell me how you make it.' 'Put some garlic in a pan with a little oil and parsley, and as soon as it turns golden, slip in the fish, cleaned and cut up but complete with the heads which are the tastiest part, then pour on boiling water and let it cook for a long time. Then...' But Hans won't let him finish. The recipe immediately bores him.

Encouragement inspires people and lights the flame of courage in their hearts. To have that effect, however, one must develop a radiant state of life and engage people with every ounce of one's being. Such a spirit touches people's lives and gives them hope and inspiration.

there is nothing wrong in talking quietly; it only makes people listen harder.

Men are all very well, and a good husband can be enormously useful, but women like us need something to do.

There are certain things that come along that take precedence over all other events, like natural catastrophes, car accidents, and unexpected meetings with rockstars. These things suck you entirely and leave no room for you to wonder how bored or worried other people might be while you are so completely engaged.

so democracy means more than just going to vote. Democracy means that people should truly have the opportunity to govern their own affairs. The

We don't need a Church that moves with the world; we need a Church that moves the world.

Act enthusiastic and you become enthusiastic.

Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.

Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn't think about what I wanted. I thought about what they wanted. I didn't bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm or grasshopper in front of the fish and said: "Wouldn't you like to have that?" Why not use the same common sense when fishing for people?

To be interesting, be interested.

In many cases, our need to wonder about or be told what God wants in a certain situation is nothing short of a clear indication of how little we are engaged in His work.

Reading is an act of radical empathy: turning the page instead of turning away.

I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.