Quotes about Mindfulness

Forget your inconveniences, but remember your blessings.

Psychologist William James said, That which holds our attention determines our action. In other words, your behavior follows your attitude. The two cannot be separated. As author LeRoy Eims says, How can you know what is in your heart? Look at your behavior.

The most important person you ever talk to is yourself, so be careful what you say. The most important person you will evaluate is yourself, so be careful what you think. The most important person you will love is yourself, so be careful what you do.

They know that the person who forgets the ultimate is a slave to the immediate.

A Chinese proverb I came across gives insight: "Assume a cheerfulness you do not feel, and shortly you feel the cheerfulness you assumed." Or as editor and publisher Elbert Hubbard says, "Be pleasant until 10 a.m. and the rest of the day will take care of itself." When you get up in the morning, you need to remind yourself of the decision you've made to have a positive attitude.

When you are able to create a lonely place in the middle of your actions and concerns, your successes and failures slowly can lose some of their power over you.

In the morning he asked himself, "What good shall I do today?" In the evening he asked, "What good have I done today?

Achievement comes from the habit of good thinking.

Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow.

You need to make changes in yourself and your environment, don't dwell on your past. You can't change it. Don't worry about your future. You can't control it. Focus on the current moment and what you can do now.

It's about attitude.

Tame your tongue. If you sometimes overreact emotionally, a first step to improvement is to stop yourself from saying things you shouldn't. The next time you want to lash out, hold your tongue for five minutes, and give yourself a chance to cool down and look at things more rationally. Use this strategy repeatedly and you will find yourself in better command of your emotions.