Quotes about Mindfulness

God is the God of "right now." He doesn't want you sitting around regretting yesterday. Nor does He want you wringing your hands and worrying about the future. He wants you focusing on what He is saying to you and putting in front of you … right now.

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.

Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.

I'm convinced that the man who has learned to meditate upon the Lord will be able to run on his feet and walk in his spirit. Although he may be hurried by his vocation, that's not the issue. The issue is how fast his spirit is going. To slow it down takes a period of time.

When you look at the sun during your walking meditation, the mindfulness of the body helps you to see that the sun is in you; without the sun there is no life at all and suddenly you get in touch with the sun in a different way.

I've learned that usually, the less I know about other people, the better off I am.

It's amazing what your brain can do when all your senses are heightened.

I always suggest that when you're going through cancer to find something in your day that makes you feel centered and that makes you feel good.

Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.

Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.