10 Quotes by J. Mark G. Williams

Mindfulness could also be described as "heartfulness" because it is really about a compassionate awareness.

It is actually okay to stop trying to solve the problem of feeling bad. In fact it is wise because our habitual ways of solving problems almost invariably wind up making things worse.

Ideas about our own self-worth are no more real than thoughts about an imaginary chair.

Mindfulness meditation encourages us to become more patient and compassionate with ourselves and to cultivate open-mindedness and gentle persistence. These qualities help free us from the gravitational pull of anxiety, stress and unhappiness by reminding us what science has shown: that it’s OK to stop treating sadness and other difficulties as problems that need to be solved.

Thinking is not all there is to conscious experience. The mind is bigger and more encompassing than thought alone.

Context has a huge effect on our memory.

We try so hard to be happy that we end up missing the most important parts of our lives and destroying the very peace that we were seeking.

If we have been depressed before, a low mood can become easier and easier to trigger over time, because each time it returns, the thoughts, fe elings, body sensations, and behaviors that accompany it form stronger and stronger connections to each other. Eventually, any one element can trigger depression by itself.

Not clinging to goals, even worthy goals, may be the way out of unhappiness.