Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.

Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.

But now books and men had gone their separate ways. Who has the patience for a book? Only a book.

SPIDER: I guess you’ve got a point. RAYNIEDAY: No, I’ve got a stake, LOL.

When you love someone, you often surprise yourself with the kind of forbearance you can show in the face of total exasperation.

I think having simplicity doesn't always mean that you make a good movie. I have a theory that a movie that's easy to make is hard to watch.

In the end, the work of diplomats continues even while others fight. So, it's not necessarily true that everyone needs to march.

Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it.

Victimization status is the modern promised land of absolution from personal responsibility.

You should hope for courage and try for honor. And maybe even pray that the people telling you what to do have some, too.

Hillary Clinton said her number one priority was a reset with Russia. That reset resulted in the invasion of Ukraine.

When you have a paper based system, you are relying on your memory to a large extent about the patient. Now the paper records can have various kinds of ticklers.