Stop trying Quote by J. Mark G. Williams

“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

“Expecta­tions can become goals, which only get in the way of the experience we are having in this moment.”

— J. Mark G. Williams

“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

“Our reactions to unhappiness can transform what might otherwise be a brief, passing sadness into persistent dissatisfaction and unhappiness.”

— J. Mark G. Williams

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“Mindfulness cultivates our ability to do things knowing that we're doing them.”

— J. Mark G. Williams