We all need a boost from time to time. While it may be tempting to brew another pot of coffee, sometimes all we need is a dose of positive thinking.

Mindfulness is the ability to be fully in the present moment, allowing yourself to be aware of what surrounds you without being affected by it. Even though mindfulness is practiced by meditating, they don't mean the same thing. Mindfulness means to be in the present moment, fully immersed in the current activity; it's something we can practice at any moment.

Inspiring Quotes About Mindfulness

• Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
• ― Thich Nhat Hanh
• Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.
  Pema Chödrön
• The mind is everything. What you think you become.
  ― Buddha
• In today's rush, we all think too much-seek too much--want too much--and forget about the joy of just being.
  ― Eckhart Tolle
• All that is necessary to awaken to yourself as the radiant emptiness of spirit is to stop seeking something different, and to turn your attention inward to the awake silence that you are.
  ― Adyashanti
• Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more."
  ― Mother Teresa
• Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.
  ― Thích Nhất Hạnh
• You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.
  ― Pema Chödrön
• There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
  ― Tara Brach
• A few simple tips for life: feet on the ground, head to the skies, heart open…quiet mind.
  ― Rasheed Ogunlaru

Meditations for Mindfulness

Like any other skill, mindfulness requires practice through meditation techniques––mantra meditation, focusing on the breath, or guided meditation to name a few. Once focus is developed, it can be applied to everyday life and any activity–– work, play, or rest.

Meditation practice can help you achieve mindfulness. Meditation is more than just a quiet, feel-good activity. Research demonstrates that meditation helps reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. By carving out some quiet time during the day or before bed to listen to a guided meditation, you can break the patterns of stress that interfere with sleep and get back on the road to deep, rejuvenating rest.