"Mindfulness is about finding ways to slow down and pay attention to the present moment-which improves performance and reduces stress. It’s about having the time and space to attend to what’s right in front of us, even though many other forces are trying to keep us stuck in the past or inviting us to fantasize or worry about the future. It’s about a natural quality each of us possesses, and which we can further develop in just a few minutes a day."

Source : Tim Ryan (2012). “A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit”, p.17, Hay House, Inc

Tim Ryan

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“Just because your aren't perfect, doesn't mean you aren't beautiful.”
“Well, it's pretty ironic to get an artist achievement award from the same foundation that disavowed one of my artistic achievements (that they had also earlier funded). It's a ***** brainteaser. The Endowment had reinforced the worst bullying tactics of powerful lobbying groups and had created a less-secure environment for their own funded project to do its work in”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“My priorities? The environment, the environment, the environment.”

Source : "'My Priorities? The Environment, the Environment, the Environment'" by Michael White and Tania Branigan, www.theguardian.com. January 13, 2006.
“Many writers today are wanderers. There is not only an unhousedness in language - how to convey, to say nothing of converge - but an unhousedness of place.”
“Forgiveness indeed heals memories”
“Every single cell in the human body replaces itself over a period of seven years. That means there's not even the smallest part of you now that was part of you seven years ago.”

Source : Steven Hall (2005). “The Raw Shark Texts”, p.25, Canongate Books
“To draw you must close your eyes and sing.”
“This is truly marvelous work full of mystery, nostalgia, joy, The Color of Whimsy.”

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