Tag: balance

If you are distressed by anything external,

the pain is not due to the thing itself,

but to your estimate of it;

and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 8, §47, i

If you find yourself rushing or becoming impatient, slowing the pace can help take the edge off your rushing

and remind you that you are here now,

and that when you get there, you will be there.

If you miss the here, you are likely also to miss the there.

Jon Kabat Zinn, Wherever you Go, There you Are

As you proceed through life, following your own path, birds will shit on you.

Don’t bother to brush it off.

Getting a comedic view of your situation gives you spiritual distance.

Having a sense of humor saves you.

Joseph Campbell

We are always seeking something from the outside

and forgetting that our fundamental well-being and strength depend on how we relate to our own minds.

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Old Relationships, New Possibilities

And we advise you to begin doing it now.

We are not living in eternity.

We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand – and melting like a snowflake.

Let us use it before it is too late

Marie Beynon Ray, died 1969, American journalist and popular self-help writer, The Best Years of Your Life