daily zen

There are some very powerful forces out there competing for your attention. If you don't guard your mind, it can be consumed by sensational/dramatic nonsense before you know it. Regulate your informational diet the same way you regulate (hopefully) your nutritional diet.

To live in worry and fear will cumulatively wear on you more than accepting that bad things may rarely, but occasionally, happen in your life.

Our culture tells us that slowing down means losing value or productivity. But to slow down is to embrace the natural flow of life. In this balance, we find peace.

Many of our most powerful experiences cannot be expressed through words. This is charges them with a type of magic. Savor these moments.

To be loved means to be consumed. To love means to radiate with inexhaustible light. To be loved is to pass away, to love is to endure. —Rainer Maria Rilke

We often let suffering, chaos and anxiety bust the door down, but forget that more positive visitors are waiting for us too. Remember to allow peace, joy and gratitude into your life.

You can save yourself from a lot of suffering by simply not overreacting to things.

"Freedom is what you do with what has been done to you." -Sartre

There is nothing wrong in this moment. There is no standard or expectation.

Go slowly.

Focus less on “self-help” theory and more on immersing yourself in the present moment. What drives you? What brings you joy?

Find peace right here, right now.

Focus on your own flexibility and self-control rather than trying to control the people and events in your life.

Be honest always. To yourself, to others, even to your dog.

Your stability and satisfaction in life is entirely your responsibility. Be careful how you react to events.

The test of your mindfulness is not when everything is going great— it's when life throws unexpected curveballs at you. Will you remain calm? Will you breathe through this moment?

Be present and tend to your daily life.