You Make Problem, You Have Problem

Most Of The Time, If You're Not Really Paying Attention, You're Someplace Else. So Your Child Might Say, "daddy, I Want This," And You Might Say, "just A Minute, I'm Busy." Now That's No Big Deal-we All Get Busy, And Kids Frequently Ask For Attention. But Over Your Child's Entire Youth, You May Have An Enormous Number Of Such Moments To Be Really, Fully Present, But Because You Thought You Were Busy, You Didn't See The Opportunities These Moments Presented. . . . People Carry Around An Enormous Amount Of Grief Because They Missed The Little Things.

In Asian Languages, The Word For Mind And The Word For Heart Are The Same Word.

Mindfulness Means Moment-to-moment, Non-judgmental Awareness. It Is Cultivated By Refining Our Capacity To Pay Attention, Intentionally, In The Present Moment, And Then Sustaining That Attention Over Time As Best We Can. In The Process, We Become More In Touch With Our Life As It Is Unfolding.

Discipline Provides A Constancy Which Is Independent Of What Kind Of Day You Had Yesterday And What Kind Of Day You Anticipate Today.

Societal Transformation Isn't Going To Happen In One Month, One Year, Or Even One Lifetime. But We See It Happen Person By Person In Front Of Us, And We Don't Have To Worry About The Future If We're Taking Care Of The Present. In Some Sense, That's The Best Insurance Policy We Can Have.