Jen Lilley Quotes

Eliminating the things you love is not wellness. Wellness feeds your soul and makes you feel good.

I'm a horrible perfectionist and very highly strung. That's why I do yoga: to unwind.

The challenge in my life really is keeping the balance between feeling creatively energized and fulfilled without feeling overwhelmed and like I'm in the middle of a battlefield.

Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we're scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don't have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list.

You can't go over every beat, every second, and worry about how you can do it better - it'll eat you alive.

I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.

I want to help give people the ability to stop and take just a few minutes a day to regroup and refocus: to give them a chance to get perspective on the things that matter and the things that don't.

I can handle the craziness some of the time, maybe most of the time. But I know I can't handle it all of the time.

Like every mom, you try to juggle, but I also want people to know that you don't have to be a superhero. I'm not a superhero; I have a team of people who help me. I have a great family support system.

This is something caregivers have to understand: You have to ask for help. You have to realize that you deserve to ask for help. Because you need to keep on working on your own life.

It's all about balance and, I think, being in the moment.

I try to recognize that there is no such thing as having it all - and it's impossible to be perfect. You just have to let certain things go.

I guess I kind of realized that my whole life isn't one giant press junket. I don't have to be smiling all the time and always have the perfect answer.

I loved my life, but my choices were overloading and overwhelming me. Listening to inner feelings and fulfilling some of these urges when they come along is incredibly important.

Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.

I think we could all do better sometimes of not overextending ourselves as much.

Everyone has their own definition of a healthy lifestyle, and mine has come to mean making health a priority but not an obsession.

I'm like a recovering perfectionist. For me it's one day at a time.

I don't worry about the last shot or the next shot. I concentrate. Every shot gets a clean slate. And when a shot is over, I wipe it out absolutely. Tell a joke or something. If you worry about how you looked, how well you did, you'll go insane.

You need a balance in life between dealing with what's going on inside and not being so absorbed in yourself that it takes over.

I need some me-time. I have to remember to rest, because I have a natural energy and I don't want to burn out.

Do you often find yourself uttering the phrase, 'I feel like I should go?' You do not need to go. You are busy that night. You are busy every night, forever.

I got to a stage where tennis was the only thing in my life, and I didn't like that.

Taking care of your mental and physical health is just as important as any career move or responsibility.

I guess you're happy if you have some kind of balance in you. I'm a human being. I have days when I feel paralyzed, days when I feel like a slug. Then I have days when I have good energy, I've read the newspaper and I've done different things.