sit still for a moment

There’s a practice so simple that many people will discount it as not worthy of trying.

They’ll miss out on the transformative power of that very simplicity.

The practice is this: Sit still for a moment, and just feel what it feels like to be alive. Then relax into that feeling.

Yes, I know, sitting still for a moment isn’t something we want to do right now. We got things to do, man! But just try it, for a minute. Sit still and feel what it feels like to be alive, for you, right this moment. There’s never been another moment like this particular one, and never will be again.

slow and steady

The hard part is "steady."

Anyone can go slow. It takes a special kind of commitment to do it steadily, drip after drip, until you get to where you're going.

-- Seth Godin, 12/17/17

little steps

There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps. - Peter A. Cohen

the secret to a happy life

from Earl

small actions

Small, deliberate actions inspired by your true desires create a life you love.

[via twitter]

Zen Things

1.  Do one thing at a time

[via facebook]

[12/6/15]  Roy posts it again.  Apparently the original article is from Leo Babauta.  Here's a derivative article (maybe it's from Babauta too).

good judgment

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience - -well, that comes from poor judgment. - Cousin Woodman

-- Motivational Quotes (via twitter)

true power

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power. - Lao-Tzu

you don't say

You always win by not saying the things you don't need to say. - Chinese Proverb

[via twitter]

saying no

Your capacity to say No determines your capacity to say Yes to greater things. - Stanley Jones

[via twitter]

humanity

The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered, ‘Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.

Something toponderon, even though it's a fake.

a beautiful day

"A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset. When you wake up, take a second to think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive and healthy. The moment you start acting like life is a blessing, I assure you it will start to feel like one."

[via roy]

It's All In Your Mind

Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue to believe as you have always believed, you will continue to act as you have always acted. If you continue to act as you have always acted, you will continue to get what you have always gotten. If you want different results in your life or your work, all you have to do is change your mind.

[via facebook]

the path

“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”

― Gautama Buddha (or not)

[via facebook]

the strongest people

“The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose”

[via facebook]

was it said by Liam Payne or Ashley Hodgeson?  (probably the former was quoting the latter)

admiration

“When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.”

-- Abraham Joshua Heschel [via facebook]

the best kind of people

The best kind of people are the ones that come into your life , and make you see the sun where you once saw clouds.The people that believe in you so much , you start to believe in you too. The people that love you, simply for being you.The once in a lifetime kind of people.

-- via facebook

Observe, Observe, Observe

Observe others and learn, observe nature and learn but, above all, observe self and learn, for this is one of the main keys to spiritual perfection.

-- Ian Gardner [via facebook]

life is simple

"Life is really simple but we insist on making it complicated"
Confucius

[via facebook]

just breathe

Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.

[via facebook]