Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
THICH NHAT HANHBe angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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Smile, breathe and go slowly.
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Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
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Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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Without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.
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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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