Rest and play are as vital to our health as nutrition and exercise.
How can we embrace rest and play if we’ve tied our self-worth to what we produce?
Self-compassion is key because when we’re able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we’re more likely to reach out, connect, and experience empathy.
Take a deep breath, relax and imagine yourself exactly as you wish to be.
Taking care of yourself is the most powerful way to begin to take care of others.
The trees which are pruned, watered and nurtured by caring hands bear the greatest fruits; it is the same with people.
Live one day at a time. Keep your attention in present time. Have no expectations. Make no judgements. And give up the need to know why things happen as they do. Give it up!
There is no path to Happiness. Happiness is the path. There is no path to Love. Love is the path. There is no path to Peace. Peace is the path.
Spend some time alone every day.
I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.
The essence of all religions is love, compassion and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or not, whether you believe in the next life or not, whether you believe in God or Buddha or some other religion or not, in day-to-day life you must be a kind person.
Happiness is the highest form of health.
Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.
Be happy now, without reason – or you never will be at all.
To rid yourself of old patterns, focus all your energy not on struggling with the old, but on building the new.
When in haste, rest in the present. Take a deep breath and come back to here and now.
Meditation is a vital way to purify and quiet the mind, thus rejuvenating the body.
I create my success from within.
For everyone, well-being is a journey. The secret is committing to that journey and taking those first steps with hope and belief in yourself.
Stop. Take 3 deep breaths and smile everywhere in your body, observing what’s happening in your body. Proceed now with kindness and understanding.