Quotes about Mindfulness

No amount of regret changes the past. No amount of anxiety changes the future. Any amount of grateful joy changes the present.

Perhaps you're afraid of becoming "so heavenly minded you're of no earthly good." Relax—you have nothing to worry about! On the contrary, many of us are so earthly minded we are of no heavenly or earthly good.

The loss of something that is never thought of, felt, or sought for when lost is not a loss at all.

WONDER IS ONE OF THOSE "POSSESSIONS" THAT NEEDS DISCIPLINED GUARDING AND THOUGHTFUL GUIDING.

I am well aware that objects are nearer than they appear and should be handled with care. These

We miss the roses and see only the thorns. We take for granted the warmth of the sun and get depressed by the frequency of the rain or the snow. We ignore the sounds of life in a nursery because we are preoccupied with the sounds of sirens responding to an emergency.

The best guardian of your own peace is the precaution you take to keep your heart guarded for God and by God.

Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.1 So said the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. But only he who sees takes off his shoes. The rest sit round and pluck blackberries. 1806-1861 BRITISH POET

He was working hard at increasing his life span. He did it by cultivating boredom.

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

Sometime we get so addicted to murmuring about the past and blaming the past for everything that we miss our whole future. You're not going to enjoy your future, and you're not going to enjoy your right now, if all you can do is be guilty and ashamed and afraid of your past.