Barnet Bain on feelings
Barnet Bain7 quotes“Mindfulness is developing an awareness of the thoughts and feelings that we move through without getting drawn into the meanings or taking action or getting sucked into the story.”
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Mindfulness has never been more important considering how the events of the world move in such an accelerated, frantic time.
Barnet BainBarnet Bain All of these are, for the most part, unconscious. Mindfulness allows us to watch these thoughts and choices and decisions without being triggered and having to take action and give meaning.
Barnet BainBarnet Bain Long before I realized I was exploring something, that I was looking to develop something in myself, I was just naturally drawn to movies and entertainment and stories that had a core element of spiritual discovery.
Barnet BainBarnet Bain Our experience of reality is the result of the magical alchemy of the creation of our thoughts, our beliefs, our decisions, our attitudes, our feelings.
Barnet BainBarnet Bain Like house guests, eventually they all leave. We become more attuned to being a container for those things and less identified with them.
Barnet BainBarnet Bain Our attention goes from here to the next thing to the next thing, and we’re triggered from one response of fear to one of connection to the threat of loss.
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And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown
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My favourite things are jokes, friendliness and feeling comfortable.
Billy ChildishBilly Childish Kinsey would identify himself with Galileo in moments of feelings of persecution.
Bill CondonBill Condon It seemed to be a makeshift replacement for love, absenting oneself from stifling atmospheres, because love basically was a torrential storm of feeling; it thrived only in partnership with laughing generosity and truthfulness.
Bessie HeadBessie Head One of the surest evidences of an elevated taste is the power of enjoying works of impassioned terrorism, in poetry, and painting. The man who can look at impassioned subjects of terror with a feeling of exultation may be certain he has an elevated taste.
Benjamin HaydonBenjamin Haydon Every time I bomb out, I have to come back. I have a feeling after a bad race that my next one will be good.
Bill RodgersBill Rodgers Fear of feeling bad rarely makes one feel good.
Bill CrawfordBill Crawford There is a lovely warmness about feelings of nostalgia as though in one’s head one is putting on a pair of comfy old slippers and curling up in front of a fire.
Bill GeistBill Geist You are in charge of your thoughts and feelings. If you are willing to search for the reason that you can’t let go of disturbing thoughts, you can learn about yourself and restore your own peace of mind.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel