Do you ever feel that living a truly mindful life, each and every day, is a struggle? I hate to admit it, but I do! Sometimes the stresses of daily life weigh me down … and I forget just how important it is to live each day for today. (Animals are masters of living mindfully!) But then, just when it seems I’ve lost that all-important connection my inner state of peace, I read a beautiful, inspiring quote and it helps to pick me up again. Here are 10 of my favorites that I’d like to share with you:
1. On finding beauty in the present moment:
“Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
2. The importance of meditation:
“Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.” ~Russell Simmons
3. On seeing things as they really are:
“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” ~William Blake
4. Remembering that every day is a gift:
“In today’s rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just Being.” ~Eckhart Tolle
5. Don’t carry the world on your shoulders:
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ~Theodore Roosevelt
6. We should be living peaceful, not chaotic, lives:
“No price is too great to pay for inner peace.” ~Sri Chinmoy
7. The secret to finding happiness:
“Research has shown that the best way to be happy is to make each day happy.” ~Deepak Chopra
8. Remembering that every journey starts with one (sometimes tiny!) step forward:
“The future is always beginning now.” ~Mark Strand
9. On remembering what’s most important in life:
“We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.” ~Maya Angelou
10. The importance of letting go:
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ~Joseph Campbell
What are your favorite quotes? Please share them in the “comments” section below!
Thanks for sharing these great quotes, Kathleen!! My all time favorite is by Thich Nhat Hanh, too. “Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” 🙂
Hi Claudia, glad you enjoyed them 🙂 Yes, Thich Nhat Hanh is an amazing teacher!
Love the quotes ! very inspiring.and so true , 3 wisely said. 4, be thankful for each day you have. 6 peaceful is the key to happiness. Thank you so much for sharing this 10 quotes
Lots of love , peace and blessing to you all thorough your life..
Maggie
Hi Maggie, Thanks for your comments! So glad the quotes are helpful to you and blessings to you too! 🙂
Love those quotes, thank you for sharing Kathleen
What a great post to start my day! Thanks!