Inspirational Quotes

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeoning's of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY

To practice mindfulness of the body, you might like to lie down and practice total relaxation.
Allow your body to rest, and then be mindful of your forehead.

"Breathing in, I am aware of my forehead. Breathing out, I smile to my forehead."

Use the energy of mindfulness to embrace your forehead, your brain, your eyes, your ears, and your nose.
Every time you breathe in, become aware of one part of your body, and every time you breathe out, smile to that part of your body.
Use the energies of mindfulness and love to embrace each part.
Embrace your heart, your lungs, and your stomach.

"Breathing in, I am aware of my heart. Breathing out, I embrace my heart."

Practice scanning your body with the light of mindfulness and smiling to each part of your body with compassion and concern.
When you finish scanning in this way, you will feel wonderful. It takes only half an hour, and your body will rest deeply during those thirty minutes.
Please take good care of your body, allowing it to rest and embracing it with tenderness, compassion, mindfulness, and love.

- Thich Nhat Hanh

"I asked an elderly man once what it was like to be old and to know the majority of his life was behind him. He told me that he has been the same age his entire life.

He said the voice inside of his head had never aged. He has always just been the same boy. His mother's son.

He had always wondered when he would grow up and be an old man. He said he watched his body age and his faculties dull but the person he is inside never got tired. Never aged. Never changed.

Our spirits are eternal. Our souls are forever. The next time you encounter an elderly person, look at them and know they are still a child, just as you are still a child and children will always need love, attention and purpose."