- “What I know for sure is that a loving creative force surrounds us at all times. We are always invited to co-create with it, and when we do we connect to that which is One with the entire universe.” ― Carrie Schmitt, The Story of Every Flower
- “When you ignore your belly, you become homeless. You spend your life trying to erase your own existence. Apologizing for yourself. Feeling like a ghost. Eating to take up space, eating to give yourself the feeling that you have weight here, you belong here, you are allowed to be yourself — but never quite believing it because you don’t sense yourself directly.. . . I started teaching a simple belly meditation in which I asked people to become aware of sensations in their belly (numbness and emptiness count as sensations). Every time their mind wandered . . . I asked them to begin counting their breaths so they could anchor their concentration. Starting with the number one and saying it on the out breath, they’d count to seven and begin again. If they were able to stay concentrated on the sensations in their belly centers, they didn’t need to use counting as a concentration anchor.. . . you begin the process of bringing yourself back to your body, to your belly, to your breath because they — not the mind medleys — are here now. And it is only here, only now that you can make a decision to eat or not eat. To occupy your own body or to vacate your arms and your legs while still breathing and go through your days as a walking head. . . . Meditation is a tool to shake yourself awake. A way to discover what you love. A practice to return yourself to your body when the mind medleys threaten to usurp your sanity.” ― Geneen Roth, Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
- “Be thankful for a breath of fresh air to be alive and well. Allow love and happiness to penetrate throughout your mind and soul. Take time to relax and live in the moment, the now, the present. Enjoy today.” ― Amaka Imani Nkosazana
- “What we are experiencing is experiential poverty. Such poverty may not only be about a lack of experiences, where nothing is happening. An abundance of activities can also create a feeling of experiential poverty. And this last point is interesting. Things just get to be too much. the problem, according to Lars Fr. H. Svendsen, is that we carry on seeking “increasingly more powerful experiences” instead of pausing to breathe deeply, shut out the world and use the time to experience ourselves. The idea that boredom can be avoided by constantly pursuing something new, being available around the clock, sending messages and clicking further, watching something you haven’t yet seen, is naive. The more you try to avoid boredom, the more bored you become. Routine is like that too… Busying oneself becomes a goal in and of itself, instead of allowing that same restlessness to lead you somewhere further.” ― Erling Kagge, Stillhet i støyens tid. Gleden ved å stenge verden ute
- “Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling” ― Tony DeLiso, Legacy: The Power Within
- I have looked through the list of illnesses, and did not find cares or sad thoughts mentioned among them. That is a mistake, surely. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
- Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners. William Shakespeare
- Promise a great and total change — from poor to rich, sickness to health, misery to ecstasy — and you will have followers. Robert Greene
- “Our deeply-rooted beliefs about the wholesomeness of milk and dairy products should be re-considered under careful, scientific evaluation.” ― Bodo Melnik
- “Worry less, pray more.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
- “When you have passion, you don’t need coffee.” ― Rob Liano
- A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ. John Steinbeck
- “Labels bias our perceptions, thinking, and behavior. A label or story can either separate us from, or connect us to, nature. For our health and happiness, we must critically evaluate our labels and stories by their effects.” ― Michael J. Cohen, Reconnecting with Nature: Finding Wellness Through Rebuilding Your Bond with the Earth
- “Dear Lord,I know my life’s not perfect, and I don’t expect it to be. I’ve prayed to you many times dear Lord, for many things. I’ve prayed for reason, very minimal in relation to what I really desire. I will sacrifice all that I am, and that I could be, and everything I’ve ever prayed for, if you’ll answer the only permanent prayer that rest heavy in every fiber in my body. Dear Lord, please wrap your arms around my children, who are now young adults, and allow them good health, peace and happiness for all there days. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.” ― Ron Baratono
- “Dancing every night enhances a positive energy.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
- Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning. Thomas Jefferson
- “Pretty much all wealthy people who were willing to lose and have lost their health while chasing wealth are now willing to lose their wealth while chasing health.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- “To feel aroused is to feel alive. Having great sex is like taking in huge lungfuls of fresh air, essential to your body, essential to your health, and essential to your life.” ― Fiona Thrust, Naked and Sexual
- “Simplicity is the sign of a loving and alive mind, whereas cynicism is the sign of a dull and mechanical mind.” ― Abhijit Naskar, Revolution Indomable
- “That’s what makes you grow. That’s where the potential lies. If only nice things happen to us, we get soft. We have got to “die” a little every day to really live.” ― Bertalan Thuroczy, Believe, Live, Run: A story about having faith
- “Doing good to people itself is healing. If you are kind and generous to others, your chances of falling sick is less.” ― Nurudeen Ushawu
- “Meat is flesh, milk is food intended for the baby of the mother who’s secreting it, cooking is setting fire to one’s food, effectively burning and destroying it.” ― Mango Wodzak, Topsy-Turvy World – Vegan Anarchy
- People who are always taking care of their health are like misers who are hoarding a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy. Laurence Sterne
- “Any serious social, political, and economic change must include veganism.” ― GaryLFrancione
- “Both science and spirituality tell us today that meditation and mindfulness strengthen mental control. The more we feel conscious of, and in control of our thoughts and our emotions, the more empowered we become to take effective action that is most suitable for our health and our life.” ― Evita Ochel
- “Be patient. Your skin took a while to deteriorate. Give it some time to reflect a calmer inner state. As one of my friends states on his Facebook profile: “The true Losers in Life, are not those who Try and Fail, but those who Fail to Try.” ― Jess C. Scott, Clear: A Guide to Treating Acne Naturally
- Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. John F. Kennedy
- If I’d known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself. Eubie Blake
- If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want. Elbert Hubbard
- “Stay upbeat and keep your head held high. There is no end to the power of positive thinking. I AM looking forward to all the wealth, success, and abundance speeding my way!” ― Ron Barrow