THOUGHTS AND COMMENTARY
A Book Excerpt From
The Road to Neuroplasticity and Change to Heal Trauma, Improve Cognitive Capacity and Maximize Performance
ABOUT THE BOOK
WORDS OF MINDFULNESS
More on Mindfulness:
ON MINDFULNESS
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it
Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness.
Wherever you are, be there totally.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it
Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness.
Wherever you are, be there totally.
ON ANXIETY AND STRESS
From Karen Salmansohn
No amount of anxiety can change the future. No amount of regret can change the past.
Feeling anxiety? Do a grounding tool. Look around you. Find 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste. This is called grounding. It’s helpful to do whenever you feel anxious.
Try not to get stressed about the family who doesn’t treat you right. Feel blessed about the family who’s always there for you.
Life is too short to stress about people who don’t deserve room in your heart.
Breathe. If you’re dealing with anxiety, be gentle with yourself. It takes strength to pull yourself out of an anxiety attack. If you’ve done that today (or any day) be proud of yourself.
If it stresses you out – let it go.
Take life day by day. Be grateful for little things. Don’t stress over what you cannot control.
Feeling stressed? Close your eyes and imagine ocean waves. Quiet your mind by envisioning the waves getting quieter and quieter until there’s not even a ripple on the surface.
Reminder: It’s call a love life. Not a stressed out all the time life.
My mission: I’ll stop stressing about the future. Instead, I’ll take that wasted energy and put it into mindfully enjoying the present -each day – just a little bit more.
Here’s an easy exercise for reducing stress: Sit. Breathe. Repeat.
Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You’re strong. You got this. Take it day by day.
Feeling anxious? Be mindful of where your thoughts are going. Stop replaying troubling memories of the past. Stop obsessing about the future. Breathe. Be present. Then think of one thought or habit you can do to feel better right here in this moment.
Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You’re strong. You got this. Take it day by day.
I will breathe. I’ll think of solutions. I won’t let my worry control me. I’ll not let my stress break me. I. Will. Simply. Breathe. And it will be okay. Because I don’t quit. – Shayne McClendon
From Karen Salmansohn
No amount of anxiety can change the future. No amount of regret can change the past.
Feeling anxiety? Do a grounding tool. Look around you. Find 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste. This is called grounding. It’s helpful to do whenever you feel anxious.
Try not to get stressed about the family who doesn’t treat you right. Feel blessed about the family who’s always there for you.
Life is too short to stress about people who don’t deserve room in your heart.
Breathe. If you’re dealing with anxiety, be gentle with yourself. It takes strength to pull yourself out of an anxiety attack. If you’ve done that today (or any day) be proud of yourself.
If it stresses you out – let it go.
Take life day by day. Be grateful for little things. Don’t stress over what you cannot control.
Feeling stressed? Close your eyes and imagine ocean waves. Quiet your mind by envisioning the waves getting quieter and quieter until there’s not even a ripple on the surface.
Reminder: It’s call a love life. Not a stressed out all the time life.
My mission: I’ll stop stressing about the future. Instead, I’ll take that wasted energy and put it into mindfully enjoying the present -each day – just a little bit more.
Here’s an easy exercise for reducing stress: Sit. Breathe. Repeat.
Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You’re strong. You got this. Take it day by day.
Feeling anxious? Be mindful of where your thoughts are going. Stop replaying troubling memories of the past. Stop obsessing about the future. Breathe. Be present. Then think of one thought or habit you can do to feel better right here in this moment.
Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You’re strong. You got this. Take it day by day.
I will breathe. I’ll think of solutions. I won’t let my worry control me. I’ll not let my stress break me. I. Will. Simply. Breathe. And it will be okay. Because I don’t quit. – Shayne McClendon
LIVING MINDFULLY
Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone.” Louis L’Amour
If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” Amit Ray
In today’s rush, we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just being. Eckhart Tolle
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside. ―Ramana Maharshi
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour. - William Blake
From Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.
The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little
From Thích Nhất Hạnh
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.
Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
From Jack Kornfield
Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are moments when we touch one another.
From Pema Chödrön
Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.
Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.
Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts.
From Allan Lokos
Don’t believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that – thoughts.
Your actions are your only true belongings.
The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.
We cannot force the development of mindfulness.
From Tara Brach
What would it be like if I could accept life – accept this moment – exactly as it is?
There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
FROM BUDDHA
The Way is not in the sky, the Way is in the heart.
You only lose what you cling to.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.
Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
Attachment leads to suffering.
Nothing is forever except change.
Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.
Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.
Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think.
With our thoughts we make the world.
Be where you are, otherwise you will miss your life.
If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.
.Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
If you are facing in the right direction, all you need to do is keep on walking.
Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone.” Louis L’Amour
If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” Amit Ray
In today’s rush, we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just being. Eckhart Tolle
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside. ―Ramana Maharshi
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour. - William Blake
From Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.
The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little
From Thích Nhất Hạnh
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.
Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
From Jack Kornfield
Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.
The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are moments when we touch one another.
From Pema Chödrön
Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.
Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.
Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts.
From Allan Lokos
Don’t believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that – thoughts.
Your actions are your only true belongings.
The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.
We cannot force the development of mindfulness.
From Tara Brach
What would it be like if I could accept life – accept this moment – exactly as it is?
There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
FROM BUDDHA
The Way is not in the sky, the Way is in the heart.
You only lose what you cling to.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.
Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
Attachment leads to suffering.
Nothing is forever except change.
Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.
Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.
Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think.
With our thoughts we make the world.
Be where you are, otherwise you will miss your life.
If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.
.Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
If you are facing in the right direction, all you need to do is keep on walking.
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