When we let our focus shift away from the people and things around us, we are better able to engage in what's called meta-cognition, or the process of thinking critically and reflectively about our own thoughts.

Leon Neyfakh

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Slow breathing is like an anchor in the midst of an emotional storm: the anchor won't make the storm go away, but it will hold you steady until it passes.

La paz interior es la clave: si tienes paz interior, los problemas externos no afectan tu profunda sensación de paz y tranquilidad... Sin esta paz interior, no importa lo cómoda que sea tu vida materialmente, es posible que aún estés preocupado/a, perturbado/a, o infeliz debido a las circunstancias.

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?

Thich Nhat Hanh

Do not run from pain. Pain is here to teach you something.

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.

Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

Saint Francis de Sales

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