"leisure is an attitude of mind, not simply remission of work."

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Source : Nan Fairbrother (1965). “The House”

Nan Fairbrother

#Attitude Quotes #Mind Quotes #Leisure Quotes

“Meditation is really quite simple. All we have to do is embrace each experience with awareness and open our hearts fully to the present moment. When we are completely at ease with our own being, the ripples of awareness naturally spread out in all directions, touching the lives of everyone we meet.”
“It actually got me upset reading about adopted children. They become junkies or criminals or actors. I wanted to write a book from the children's point of view.”

Source : "‘Mission: Impossible 4’ Villain Michael Nyqvist Talks New Movie, Memoir". Interview with Nicki Gostin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2011.
“In spring 1989...I saw the buildup of demonstrations from Chengdu to Tiananmen Square. It struck me that fear had been forgotten to such an extent that few of the millions of demonstrators perceived danger. Most seemed to be taken by surprise when the army opened fire.”
“When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those we will meet in the future.”

Source : David Richo (2011). “Daring to Trust: Opening Ourselves to Real Love and Intimacy”, p.13, Shambhala Publications
“It is so comic to hear oneself called old, even at ninety I suppose!”
“We must be careful not to let our current appetites steal away any chance we might have for a future feast”
“Don't just cope, walk in victory.”
“I confessed to Tobias, soon after that, that I had lost my entire family. And he assured me that he was my family now. -Tris Prior”

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