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.
~unknown
When you try to control everything,
you enjoy nothing.
Sometimes you just need to relax, breathe, let go,
and just live in the moment.
~ unknown
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“When I run after what I think I want,
my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety;
if I sit in my own place of patience,
what I need flows to me and without pain.”
~Rumi
“There is a voice that doesn’t use words.
Listen.”
~Rumi
Food reveals our connection with earth.
Each bite contains the life of the sun and the earth…
We can see and taste the whole universe in a piece of bread!
Contemplating our food for a few seconds before eating,
and eating in mindfulness,
can bring us much happiness.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Taken slowly, or mindfully,
even eating an orange or a bowl of soup,
or a small piece of dark chocolate for that matter,
can take on the flavor of prayer.
~ Mary DeTurris Poust
When we are mindful
deeply in touch with the present moment,
our understanding of what is going on deepens,
and we begin to be filled with
acceptance,
joy,
peace,
and
LOVE.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
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