A Quote by Elizabeth Thornton

When we are fully conscious and aware, we actually know when we are about to overreact. When we are mindful, we have the mental space and are aware of when our moods change. When we are mindful, we are aware of when our mental models are being challenged and when expectation does not meet with reality, which can trigger an emotional response.

Elizabeth Thornton

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Elizabeth Thornton
Canadian - Writer
January 24, 1940 - July 12, 2010

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Elizabeth Thornton

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Jonathan Haidt

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India Arie

The key to creating the mental space before responding is mindfulness. Mindfulness is a way of being present: paying attention to and accepting what is happening in our lives. It helps us to be aware of and step away from our automatic and habitual reactions to our everyday experiences.

Elizabeth Thornton

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Melody Beattie

How do you know, right now, that you are aware of being aware, or conscious?

Henry Reed

Rumination tends to be eased if we learn to be mindful; if we are able to be aware of, and understand how our own thoughts work.

Peter Kinderman

It wasn't until I began to work out in earnest that I became aware of what I was eating. When I became more mindful about exercise, I became more mindful about eating.

Khloe Kardashian

I'd be lying if I did not say that being a woman of colour is something I am always mindful or aware of.

Alesha Dixon

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Thomas Merton

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Terry Tempest Williams

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Sharon Salzberg

When things are going well, be mindful of adversityWhen prosperous, be mindful of povertyWhen loved, be mindful of thoughtfulnessWhen respected, be mindful of humility

Gautama Buddha

Resistance is a result of our mind being attached to having things a certain way rather than the way they actually are. It is a mental habit of the ego that we need to become aware of in order to see the consequences. Only then can we see into our thought system and realize that nothing could be more of a waste of time than to resist and complain about what already is.

Lee L Jampolsky

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