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    “We have to earn silence, then, to work for it: to make it not an absence but a presence; not emptiness but repletion.  Silence is something more than just a pause; it is that enchanted place where space is cleared and time is stayed and the horizon itself expands.” ~ Pico Iyer

      “When we get so wrapped up in our heads, we miss out on what’s available to us right now in the moment.  Stop and notice how you feel right now.  Feel your breath moving in and out of your body.  Feel the air on your skin.  Feel your heart beating.  Your eyes seeing.  Your ears hearing.  Notice the energy inside and outside of you buzzing.  Shut off your thoughts and feel your connection to Source.  B-r-e-a-t-h-e.  Even if you’ve got bone-chilling credit card debts or you haven’t spoken to your mother in six years, right now, in this moment, you can find peace and joy in that which simply is.” ~ Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass

      If a little is good, more is better. Or is it?

        If a little is good, more is better. Or is it?

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        “There is a popular heresy abroad today which states that if a little is good, more is better.  Following this dictum creates a life which is never fulfilling.  Even while you are engaged in one rich experience you are looking about for another.  There is no contentment because future plans are always intruding on the present.” ~ Robert A. Johnson, She

          “If we want to be high-functioning and happy, we need to re-learn how to be still. When we feel like there isn’t enough time in the day for us to get everything done, when we wish for more time… we don’t actually need more time. We need more stillness. Stillness to recharge. Stillness so that we can feel whatever it is that we feel. Stillness so that we can actually enjoy this life that we are living.” ~ Christine Carter, Greater Good

          Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life [Book]

            Savor by Thich Nhat Hanh

            By: Thích Nhất Hạnh, Lilian Cheung

            From this Book: 19 Quotes

            Book Overview:  Common sense tells us that to lose weight, we must eat less and exercise more. But somehow we get stalled. We start on a weight-loss program with good intentions but cannot stay on track. Neither the countless fad diets, nor the annual spending of $50 billion on weight loss helps us feel better or lose weight.  Savor teaches us how to easily adopt the practice of mindfulness and integrate it into eating, exercise, and all facets of our daily life, so that being conscious and present becomes a core part of our being.

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            Great on Kindle. Great Experience. Great Value. The Kindle edition of this book comes highly recommended on Amazon.

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            2. Mindful Eating — How To Savor Every Bite and Fulfill More Than Just Your Stomach
            3. An Apple Meditation
            4. The Four Noble Truths
            5. Thich Nhat Hanh Quote on Inner Peace and Understanding The Nature Of Our Inner World (Beyond the Quote 244/365)

              “Breathe in the future, breathe out the past. No matter where you are or what you’re going through, always believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Never expect, assume, or demand. Just do your best, control the elements you can control, and then let it be. Because once you have done what you can, if it is meant to be, it will happen, or it will show you the next step that needs to be taken.” ~ Marc Chernoff, Blog

                “Being mindful does not mean that we just sit for hours on our meditation cushion in a retreat or monastery. There are many ways to practice mindfulness that can be fully integrated into our daily living. Besides conscious breathing, we can do walking meditation, sitting meditation, smiling, mindful listening, mindful speaking, and mindful working. We can practice concentration and looking deeply in all the activities of our daily life. Even while walking, we can practice stopping. We can walk in such a way that we arrive with each step – not walking just to get somewhere else. We can walk to enjoy each step.  If we practice stopping while attending to e-mails, surfing the web, attending meetings or appointments, folding the laundry, washing the dishes, or taking a shower, we are living deeply. If we do not practice this way, the days and months will fly by without our awareness, and we will lose many precious moments of our life. Stopping helps us live fully in the present.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, Savor

                  “In all the practice centers in the tradition of Plum Village whenever the phone rings or the clock chimes in the dining hall, people stop everything they are doing and breathe consciously, releasing all thinking and any tension.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, Savor

                    “Do not pay too much attention to fame, power, or money. Some day you will meet a person who cares for none of these, and then you will know how poor you are.” ~ Rudyard Kipling

                      “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists of the elimination of nonessentials.” ~ Lin Yutang, Chinese author and philosopher

                        “Every time we use the present to stress about the future, we’re choosing to sacrifice joy today to mourn joy we might not have tomorrow.” ~ Lori Deschene, Tiny Buddha

                          “If you are depressed you are living in the past.  If you are anxious you are living in the future.  If you are at peace you are living in the present.” ~ Lao Tzu