- Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. Anne Lamott
- Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing. Sharon Salzberg
- “And here I am sitting again, yes, sitting again by this faithful lamp, feeling indescribably serene and unhurried. I shall travel this day’s path quite calmly and just take a little holiday—my eyes and head are slightly overstressed and overstrained. One must have the patience to do a little less.” ― –Etty Hillesum
- “When you can begin to see the similarities between you and your work colleagues in respect of ‘being human’ and the collective challenges we all face, it makes life much easier to deal with, especially when met with overbearing behaviour.” ― Christopher Dines, Mindfulness Burnout Prevention: An 8-Week Course for Professionals
- “Breakdown the complex issues to find simple solutions before complex issues break you down.” ― Sukant Ratnakar
- “Tranquility is a state of the mind, desired by the soul, to calm the spirit, and make the body free from stress.” ― Steven Redhead, Life’s Impressions
- “Through practising body scan awareness meditation, we can greatly reduce the detrimental effects of stress and make our working lives pleasant and enjoyable.” ― Christopher Dines, Mindfulness Burnout Prevention: An 8-Week Course for Professionals
- “Tonight is going to be a big night, like any other night, because certain 10 million Americans will not be able to sleep well tonight.” ― Pawan Mishra
- How do you beat your inner turmoil? You can’t beat it, you can only stop creating it. Thibaut
- If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person. Seneca (See also: stoic quotes)
- Only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter. Greg McKeown (Essentialism, Amazon book)
- “Only about two percent of one percent of our thoughts deserve to be taken seriously.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- The world is ruled by letting things take their course. Lao Tzu
- Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. Oprah Winfrey
- “There are times I wish anxiety served no good purpose. That it could be surgically removed and discarded like an infected gallbladder, one that has tormented a body with constant bouts of pain. The agony is similar—so strenuously endured. What scalpel exists to carve out anxiety from both heart and mind? What prescription can subdue the inflammation? Is there a cure? Or is it somehow essential? A vital part of life that if lacking would cause us to eventually wither away. I see strength gained from it, lessons learned from it, and compassion sprout in its soil. But is there no other way? There are times I wish anxiety served no good purpose.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich, Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
- “PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive repercussions.” ― Susan Pease Banitt
- No desires, no goal, no seeking, no thoughts, neither obtaining, nor rejecting, nor grasping, nor letting go, being free. Taisen Deshimaru
- “You are a valuable instrument in the orchestration of your own world, and the overall harmony of the universe. Always be in command of your music. Only you can control and shape its tone. If life throws you a few bad notes or vibrations, don’t let them interrupt or alter your song.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
- Don’t rush. It’s wiser to go slowly in the right direction than fast in the wrong one. Maxime Lagacé
- “Time feels slower when you’re really stressed out and depressed. A very irritating trait of psychological time, one of the worst. If only humans could just keep clock time no matter what.” ― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo
- “A deep breath is a technique with which we minimize the number of instances where we say what we do not mean … or what we really think.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- “Self-care is how you take your power back.” ― Lalah Delia
- “Meditation is massage for the mind.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- Finding a moment to sit and just do nothing can be very healing, transforming, and nourishing. Thich Nhat Hanh
- Stress and distractions have a mutually reinforcing relationship. They can drive one insane. Slow down, take a deep breath and relax. Pay attention to only one thing at a time. Also, don’t forget to clear mental junk every now and then by meditating for a few minutes. @TheAncientSage
- “Our current bittersweet relationship with our sleep hasn’t had a long history.” ― Pawan Mishra
- Detachment naturally leads to tranquility. @TheAncientSage
- “The keys to health and weight-loss: stress reduction, sleep, deep breathing, clean water, complete nutrition, sunshine, walking, stretching, meditation, love, community, laughter, dreams, perseverance, purpose, humility, action.” ― Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
- Stop doing. Start being. It begins with a single thought and a simple statement – I AM. Iyanla Vanzant
- “The human mind is an open-source network of many complex softwares working together.” ― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantras