Mindfulness Quotes

"When you do talk about yourself or to yourself and you’re not paying attention to the fact that you’re doing it, you just get to have a slightly better life" "The earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have, and not obsess about what you don’t have, the happier you will be" "It is therefore senseless to think of complaining since nothing foreign has decided what we feel, what we live, or what we are." "I think that we all could do with a little less noise and a little more quiet reflection" "One of the major reasons why a flow experience involves such deep enjoyment is that it is self-contained" "We can only have a coherent conception of reality—our conscious experience of it, that is—if we pay attention to its contents one by one, moment by moment" "Life is so short, so beautiful. Don’t be so serious about work. Enjoy the lives." "I learned a long time ago that worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but doesn't get you anywhere." "Every day I feel it's a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful" "There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now." "Life only unfolds in moments." "Patience is an ever present alternative to the mind's endemic restlessness." "Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally." "When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting." "Mindfulness is not just about meditation, it's about living in a way that respects and engages with reality."