“In this way, little by little , moment by moment, life can slip by without us being fully here for it. Always preoccupied with getting somewhere else, we are hardly ever where we actually are and attentive to what is… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Mindfulness cultivates our ability to do things knowing that we're doing them.” — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share
“Mindfulness could also be described as "heartfulness" because it is really about a compassionate awareness.” — J. Mark G. Williams Copy Share
