Ryan Holiday on Mindfulness Quotes

"The first step toward stillness is to limit our inputs. If you want to have peace, you have to stop caring what they think."

"Journaling is the spiritual equivalent of washing your hands."

"If you want to be more productive, you have to learn how to be still."

"In every situation, find something to be grateful for; it is always there."

"You don't need to have an opinion on everything. You can just let things be."

"You are not your thoughts. You are the observer of your thoughts."

"Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions — not outside."

"Don't let the noise of the world drown out the stillness of your own mind."

"Don't let the noise of the world drown out the silence of your soul."

"If you want to be steady, if you want to be clear-headed, you have to work for it."

"Journaling is like a spiritual windshield wiper. It clears the grime of the day so you can see clearly."

"Work is the only way to get where you want to go."

"Anxiety is the enemy of performance. It is the enemy of creativity. It is the enemy of the good life."

"Confidence is earned, ego is stolen."

"Peace is found within, not in external circumstances."

"Stillness is the key to everything. To better thinking, better performance, better health, and better happiness."

"Stillness is not the absence of activity, but the mastery of one's inner world so that focus can flourish amidst the chaos."

"The past is gone, the future is uncertain. The only place you can act is right now."

"We don’t control what happens to us, only how we respond."

"We must practice for the things we are afraid of, so they no longer have power over us."

"Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been."

"Ego tells us we are better than we are. Reality tells us exactly where we stand."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."

"Routine is the bulwark against the chaos of the mind."

"Gratitude is the practice of noticing the good that is already there."

"We must learn to be still even in the midst of chaos."

"Control your perceptions. Direct your actions properly. Willingly accept what’s outside your control."

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"You have to build a life you don't need a vacation from."

"To be grateful for the present moment is to be truly alive."

"The best way to manage anxiety is to take action on the things you can actually change."

"To be steady while the world spins is a superpower."

"Silence is the respite of the confident and the strong."