Centering – Quotes

A long, deep breath

A long, deep breath is the equivalent of a full stop and the key to centering. Eric Maisel

Happiness is self-generated as

Happiness is self-generated as the mind becomes still. As we become involved with the desires of the world, we lose that centering, that stillness. Frederick Lenz

In time, after a dozen years of centering their lives around the games boys play with one another, the boys’ bodies change and that changes everything else. But the memories are not erased of that safest time in the lives of men, when their prime concern was playing games with guys who just wanted to … Read more

Try pausing right before

Try pausing right before and right after undertaking a new action, even something simple like putting a key in a lock to open a door. Such pauses take a brief moment, yet they have the effect of decompressing time and centering you. David Steindl-Rast

We bask in sermons,

We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us. David Platt

We live in a

We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God. Our hearts resonate with the idea of enjoying God’s grace. We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us. And while the wonder of grace is worthy of … Read more

At some point each

At some point each day (well, most days) I unroll my mat and practice for an hour. I sit in meditation for a while. This can be five minutes or twenty minutes, but the daily practice – simply showing up for it – is centering. Dani Shapiro

After doing this work

After doing this work or the past twelve years and watching scarcity ride roughshod over our families, organizations, and communities, I’d say the one thing we have in common is that we’re sick of feeling afraid. we want to dare greatly. We’re tired of the national conversation centering on What should we fear and Who … Read more

It is only with

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

And now here is

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint-Exupery