“Why, then, do depression and unhappiness outlast the situations that trigger them? Or why, sometimes, does a sense of malaise and dis-satisfaction go on and on? The short answer is that these emotions persist because we have emotional reactions to… — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“When we stop trying to force pleasant feelings, they are freer to emerge on their own . When we stop trying to resist unpleasant… — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“Get out of our heads and learn to experience the world directly, experientially, without the relentless commentary of our thoughts. We might just open… — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“Expectations can become goals, which only get in the way of the experience we are having in this moment.” — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“The Exhaustion Funnel. The narrowing area of the circles illustrates the narrowing of life as we give up the things in life that we… — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“Our reactions to unhappiness can transform what might otherwise be a brief, passing sadness into persistent dissatisfaction and unhappiness.” — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“It is actually okay to stop trying to solve the problem of feeling bad. In fact it is wise because our habitual ways of… — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“If we have been depressed before, a low mood can become easier and easier to trigger over time, because each time it returns, the… — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“We simply have to learn how to skillfully get out of our own way. Getting out of our own way allows the deep reservoirs… — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“Being mindful means that we suspend judgment for a time, set aside our immediate goals for the future, and take in the present moment… — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“Why, then, do depression and unhappiness outlast the situations that trigger them? Or why, sometimes, does a sense of malaise and dis-satisfaction go on… — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“In this way, little by little , moment by moment, life can slip by without us being fully here for it. Always preoccupied with… — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
“And when we make choices informed by a depressive state of mind, they're more than likely to keep us stuck in our unhappiness.” — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share Image
