Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.
JON KABAT-ZINNIn any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.
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Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, on purpose and non-judgmentally, to what goes on in the present moment in your body, mind and the world around you.
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The real meditation is how you live your life.
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In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
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There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.
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Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy.
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Dying without actually fully living, without waking up to our lives while we have the chance, is an ongoing and significant risk.
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The only time that any of us have to grow or change or feel or learn anything is in the present moment. But we’re continually missing our present moments, almost willfully, by not paying attention.
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Mindful parenting is the hardest job on the planet, but it’s also one that has the potential for the deepest kinds of satisfactions over the life span, and the greatest feelings of interconnectedness and community and belonging.
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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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No one can listen to your body for you. To grow and heal, you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself.
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Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.
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When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.
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Maybe the fear is that we are less than we think we are, when the actuality of it is that we are much much more.
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Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.
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Just stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.
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