In the end

"In the end, all that really matters is that we approach wherever we live with full attention and an open heart...a bouquet of flowers, a song, the smell of freshly baked bread, an affectionate embrace, such things can transform any place into a happy, heartwarming abode."

- Thomas Bender

I like thinking of possibilities

"I like thinking of possibilities. At any time, an entirely new possibility is liable to come along and spin you off in an entirely new direction. The trick, I've learned, is to be awake to the moment."

-- Doug Hall

A genuine relationship

"A genuine relationship is one that is not dominated by the ego with its image-making and self-seeking. In a genuine relationship, there is an outward flow of open, alert attention toward the other person in which there is no wanting whatsoever."

— Eckhart Tolle

Awareness

"Awareness is the greatest agent for change."

— Eckhart Tolle

Every second

Every second
Either you are going to miss
Or you are going to avail yourself of
A golden opportunity.

~ Sri Chinmoy

My eyes are

My eyes are vague blue, like the sky, and change all the time; they are indiscriminate but fleeting, entirely specific and disloyal, so that no one trusts me. I am always looking away. Or again at something after it has given me up. It makes me restless and that makes me unhappy, but I cannot keep them still. If only I had grey, green, black, brown, yellow eyes; I would stay at home and do something. It’s not that I’m curious. On the contrary, I am bored but it’s my duty to be attentive, I am needed by things as the sky must be above the earth. And lately, so great has their anxiety become, I can spare myself little sleep.

~Frank O'Hara

Only one thing

Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.

~Greg Anderson

For all

For all my good intentions, there are days when things go wrong or I fall into old habits. When things are not going well, when I'm grumpy or mad, I'll realize that I've not been paying attention to my soul and I've not been following my best routine.

~Robert Fulghum

I went

I went into a McDonald's yesterday and said, "I'd like some fries." The girl at the counter said, "Would you like some fries with that?"

~Jay Leno

We choose

We choose. We choose what carries energy in our lives. We choose what we pay attention to. We choose what mental and emotional impulses and responses drive us.

~Christina Baldwin

Constant attention

Constant attentention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.

~Dag Hammarskjold

There is no better way

There is no better way to unravel the mystery than to watch it move.

~Tom Brown Jr