“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to ­music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient.”
 Hilary Mantel, British author

“Whenever I notice something about myself I don’t like, or whenever something goes wrong in my life, I silently repeat the following phrases: This is a moment of suffering. Suffering is part of life. May I be kind to myself in this moment. May I give myself the compassion I need.”

― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

"When you are able to sense [the inner spaciousness] directly within yourself, it deepens. So when you appreciate something simple - a sound, a sight, a touch - when you see beauty, when you feel loving kindness toward another, sense the inner spaciousness that is the source and background to that experience".

Eckhart Tolle

“Love springs up in tender concern; it blossoms into caring action. It makes beauty out of all we touch. In any moment we can step beyond our small self and embrace each other as beloved parts of a whole.”
― Jack Kornfield, The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace

"Love and compassion have always changed the world, not hate and judgement."

Jay Shetty

“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

-Albert Einstein

“Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives.”

-Brené Brown

“When it comes to social media, there are just times I turn off the world. Sometimes you must give yourself space to be quiet, which means you’ve got to set those phones down.”

Michelle Obama

“Go for a walk outdoors. Reconnect with the feeling of the wind blowing through your hair. Listen to the birds that live in a tree in your yard. Watch the sunset. Take time to smell the flowers that bloom in the park during the summer. The natural world is just as natural as it ever was, except there’s less of it than there was 25 years ago — and most of us don’t make a point of enjoying it often enough.”

Skye Alexander author

“A body at motion stays in motion... if you want to keep living, keep moving!" — Sir Isaac Newton/Louis Alley

“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.”

– Plato

“Move every 30 minutes”

Columbia University Researchers 2023 Study

"Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional and mental states." 

– Carol Welch

“Walking is man’s best medicine “

 In 400 BC, Hippocrates

"If not Now, then when?" is most familiar to English speakers as a maxim attributed to the Jewish sage Hillel.

Know Thyself!

"Know thyself" (Greek: gnōthi seauton) is an ancient Greek aphorism inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.

“Become who you are by learning who you are.”

Pindar, ancient Greek poet  

 “At the center of your being you have the answer. You know who you are and you know what you want.”

Lao Tzu

“Renewal requires opening yourself up to new ways of thinking and feeling”

― Deborah Day, BE HAPPY NOW!

"We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome."

Isabel Allende, author