There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.

Our names were made for us in another century.

The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

If nobody throws all their rules at you, you might make a song with no introduction.

If a child shows himself incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to maturity, marry, and perpetuate his kind.

Sometimes I wonder how normal normal people are, and I wonder that most in the grocery store.

I'm not going to get too sentimental, like those other sticker valentines, 'cause I don't know if you are loving some body. I only know it isn't mine.

When you truly are on purpose, the people, resources, and opportunities you need naturally gravitate toward you.

To me, part of being an emcee is dedicated to speaking out about what's going on around us.

Meg Cabot is the best author ever

Wouldn't that be an amazing super power? Knowing where to press on someone's neck to make them immediately urinate.