Quotes About Calm

Nothing could happen to me in the water that would make me want to go on the beach and fight someone. That's just not how I do things.

Bedtime is truly one of my favorite times.

But meditation is not just about sitting, either. It is about stopping and being present, that is all.

No matter what people are doing, they are much less happy when their minds are wandering than when their minds are focused

Focusing on the breath does not mean you should think about your breathing!

And now it's time for tea. Teatime is teatime. And look who's here, in time for tea.

Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that overawes our little anxieties and doubts; the sight of the deep-blue sky and the clustering stars above seems to impart a quiet to the mind.

If you were looking aside and mentally adding up the hours until the execution of a young killer, all that registered was something dark flashing by. But if you happened to be gazing directly at the window in question and you happened as well to be feeling unprecedentedly calm, four-tenths of a second was more than enough time to identify the falling object as your husband of forty-seven years.

Being with him made my brain quiet.

The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually.

On the rocks of a bay so blue, it made her gray eyes glow.

Remember to Breathe!

A gentle breeze, a rustle of leaves, it's times like this life pleases with ease.

Don't rush traffic, take your time and relax. -Aaron Jhinkoo

On faith's battered back calm eyes etch prayers that cool a nation's hot rage.

I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Every object is beautiful in motion; a ship under sail, trees gently agitated with the wind, and a fine woman dancing, are three instances in point. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.

The uneventful day was a precious gift.

Now, there's a twisty summer storm outside, and I desire nothing but this storm to come. The calm voice on the TV tells us to stay safe. Says, Stay safe and seek shelter.

To overcome fear, why does getting excited work better than trying to calm yourself down? Fear is an intense emotion. You can feel your heart pumping and your blood coursing. In that state, trying to relax is like slamming on the brakes when a car is going 80 miles per hour. The vehicle still has momentum. Rather than trying to suppress a strong emotion, it's easier to convert it into a different emotion - one that's equally intense, but propels is to step on the gas.

There is an innocence in the very word "afternoon." Morning is for trains and business and hangovers, night is for love and burglary. The afternoon is the halcyon, the calm between earnestness and drama.

WHAT WE GAIN FROM MINDFULNESS

There were times when he had the air of a mystic about him, as children sometimes do, as if he were staring calmly into the nature of things and had the wisdom to know there were no words for it.

There were times when he had the air of a mystic about him, as children sometimes do, as if he were staring calmly into the nature of things and had the wisdom to know there were no words for it. But more often his prescience spun him into worry.

The mind is so rarely disturbed, but that the company of friend will restore it to some degree of tranquility and sedateness.