6 Quotes by Colleen Saidman Yee

Running had always put me into a kind of trance. It was one of my first meditative experiences, and it let me escape from my self-berating, never-good-enough routine. Running produces endorphins that are calming; running lowers anxiety. I loved the feeling I had when I ran. It was shelter from the storm.

Most of us cling to what’s familiar, which can stifle the possibility of spiritual growth. Trying to make something permanent often creates frustration and sadness because it’s not possible. What we hold on to as fixed is in reality always changing – like trees through the seasons.

You can wait your whole life and never happen upon contentment.

Maya Angelou said: “You remember people not by what they do, but by how they make you feel.

Yoga peels away layer after layer of debris to uncover what has been there all along. It’s like the Bob Dylan lyric: “How long, babe, will you search for what’s not lost?

My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. – Michael J. Fox.