#enjoyment

you might want to decide fast. We live in a dangerous world. If you see a chance to be happy, you have to fight for it, so later you have no regrets. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

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To the Technocrats: Have mercy on us. Relax a bit, take time out for simple pleasures. For example, the luxuries of electricity, indoor plumbing, central heating, instant electronic communication and such, have taught me to relearn and enjoy the basic human satisfactions of dipping water from a cold clear mountain stream; of building a wood fire in a cast-iron stove; of using long winter nights for making music, making things, making love; of writing long letters, in longhand with a fountain pen, to the few people on this earth I truly care about. ↗

— Edward Abbey

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When you die, God and the Angels will hold you accountable for all the pleasures you were allowed in life that you denied yourself. ↗

— Roger Housden

#death

Erase from your vocabulary the word “someday.” Do not save things for “special occasions.” Take into account the fact that every day is special. Every day is a gift that we must appreciate and be thankful for. Wear your attractive clothes, wear your nice perfume, use your fine silverware and dishes, and drink from your expensive crystal glasses … just because. Live every day to the fullest and savor every minute of it. ↗

— Rodolfo Costa

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I want a simple, ordinary life . . . like humans enjoy. ↗

— Deborah Harkness

#individuality #life #simplicity #life

You live and then you die, I thought. It's good to have some good times. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

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Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself. ↗

— Michael Bolton

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Individual statistics, plate time and everything tend to come, but the most enjoyment I get out of baseball is actually winning. ↗

— Chili Davis

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These examples suggest what one needs to learn to control attention. In principle any skill or discipline one can master on one’s own will serve: meditation and prayer if one is so inclined; exercise, aerobics, martial arts for those who prefer concentrating on physical skills. Any specialization or expertise that one finds enjoyable and where one can improve one’s knowledge over time. The important thing, however, is the attitude toward these disciplines. If one prays in order to be holy, or exercises to develop strong pectoral muscles, or learns to be knowledgeable, then a great deal of the benefit is lost. The important thing is to enjoy the activity for its own sake, and to know that what matters is not the result, but the control one is acquiring over one’s attention. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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For anyone who works in front of an audience there is no thrill quite like that of feeling and hearing the evidence of the audience members' enjoyment. Laughter and applause really are powerful. ↗

— Randy West

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