Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Mindfulness Quotes
AcceptanceActionMindfulnessPowerVictimhood To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.
CreativityInspirationMindfulnessObservationWriting You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it.
Appreciation of LifeMindfulnessMotivationResponsibilityTime We live on this speck called Earth - think about what you might do, today or tomorrow - and make the most of it.
DesignHappinessMindfulnessPresent MomentWell-being Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
MindfulnessPresenceSuccess Don't wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.
MindfulnessPresenceSelf-awarenessTime If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.
LifeMindfulnessPresent Moment Your entire life only happens in this moment. The present moment is life itself. Yet, people live as if the opposite were true and treat the present moment as a stepping stone to the next moment - a means to an end.
Mental ControlMindfulnessSelf-awarenessThought Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.
BalanceControlEnjoymentMindfulnessSelf-awareness I'm very type-A, and many things in my life are about control and domination, but eating should be a submissive experience, where you let down your guard and enjoy the ride.
AcceptanceContentmentEnjoymentHappinessMindfulness If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.
BalanceLeisureMindfulnessNatureTime Management A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.
AdaptabilityGrowthMindfulnessResilienceSelf-Control You have to learn how to behave in these kind of moments when you are not able to control the game 100 per cent.
MindfulnessPresenceProblem Solving Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situation may be full of problems - most life situations are - but find out if you have a problem at this moment. Do you have a problem now?
CareerGratitudeMindfulnessOpportunityPassion I just really love doing what I do. I know every career is fleeting and there will be time periods when I don't get the opportunities that I'm getting right now, so I am taking advantage of them.
IntellectKnowledgeMindfulnessReflectionSelf-awareness An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.
IdentityMindfulnessPersonal GrowthRejectionSlowing Down I don't have a need for speed. I'm not that guy.
Human PotentialInner BeautyMindfulnessSelf-awareness Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.
AwarenessMindfulnessPresenceStillness When you wash your hands, when you make a cup of coffee, when you're waiting for the elevator - instead of indulging in thinking, these are all opportunities for being there as a still, alert presence.
CautionDiscretionMindfulnessResponsibilitySelf-awareness I am really cautious about what I say and do.
AcceptanceMindfulnessPurposeSelf-DiscoveryWisdom What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.
BalanceConnectionDivinityMindfulnessSpirituality Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
GratitudeHappinessMindfulnessSimplicity I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness - it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude.
Decision MakingMindfulnessPatienceReflectionSelf-Control Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.
Mindfulness Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.