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Book Brew 106: Quote Vault Part IX

Written by Danielle Price Griffin | Apr 18, 2025 3:45:00 PM

Welcome back to the Quote Vault where we’ll explore some new quotes on acting with mindfulness.


Mindfulness and Perspective

How we see and interpret the world can define the quality of our lives. These quotes look at the human experience through the lens of mindfulness, perspective, and the power of the mind in shaping our experiences.

  • “Remember, it is not enough to be hit or insulted to be harmed, you must believe that you are being harmed.  If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation.”
    • Epictetus
  • “When you are angry, you are just a character in someone else’s story.”
    • Inventing Anna (TV show)
  • “Not all noise deserves your attention.”
    • Greg McKeown
  • “Tempus est umbra in mente - roughly translated, it means time is a shadow in the mind.”
    • Fairy Tale, pg 412
  • “If you don’t control your own mind, someone else will.”
    • Greg McKeown
  • “I saw that all the things I feared and which feared me had nothing good or bad in them save insofar as the mind was affected by them.”
    • Baruch Spinoza

 

Ponder This

  1. How does your perception of events shape the way you respond to challenges?
  2. What noise could you tune out to create more mental clarity and focus?


Books

  • Essentialism - Greg McKeown
  • Fairy Tale - Stephen King