“It is actually okay to stop trying to solve the problem of feeling bad. In fact it is wise because our habitual ways of solving problems almost invariably wind up making things worse.” — 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
