#mindful

One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious, and the same may be said of guilt. ↗

— Alan Wilson Watts

#psychology #guilt

Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow. ↗

— Catherynne M. Valente

#philosophy #present-moment #mourning

Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are. ↗

— Pema Chödrön

#mindfulness #buddhism

Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you're doing. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

#healing #health #meditation #mindfulness #buddhism

Our culture encourages us to plan every moment and fill our schedules with one activity and obligation after the next, with no time to just be. But the human body and mind require downtime to rejuvenate. I have found my greatest moments of joy and peace just sitting in silence, and then I take that joy and peace with me out into the world. ↗

— Holly Mosier

#mind-body-spirit #mindfulness #peace-of-mind #purpose #stress-management

Am I crazy?" she asked. "I feel like I am sometimes." "Maybe," he said, rubbing her forehead. "But don't worry about it. You need to be a little bit crazy. Crazy is the price you pay for having an imagination. It's your superpower. Tapping into the dream. It's a good thing not a bad thing. ↗

— Ruth Ozeki

#mindfulness #dreams

When we are depleted our giving is empty. Today I take a moment to recharge, fill up with love for my life and all of its character so that I may give from a place of overflowing. ↗

— Lisa Wimberger

#mindfulness #neuroplasticity #spiritual-growth #inspirational

How heron comes It is a negligence of the mind not to notice how at dusk heron comes to the pond and stands there in his death robes, perfect servant of the system, hungry, his eyes full of attention, his wings pure light ↗

— Mary Oliver

#nature #poetry #death

I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well. ↗

— George W. Bush

#executive #i #i am #mindful #myself

If ye despise the human race, and mortal arms, yet remember that there is a God who is mindful of right and wrong. ↗

— Virgil

#despise #god #human #human race #mindful