Ralph W. Sockman Quotes

Living well is an art that can be developed.

I just try to live a moderate life of always checking and trying to be the best person I can be and I'm in therapy and am always working on something.

I have fun when I want to have fun, but I am learning how to balance my life out.

One thing that I've learned from male role models is that they don't hesitate to invest in themselves, with the view that, if I'm healthy and happy, I'm going to be a better support to my spouse and children. And I've found that to be the case: Once my kids were settled, the next thing I did was take care of my own health and sanity. And made sure that I was exercising and felt good about myself. I'd bring that energy to everything else that I did, the career, relationship, on and on and on.

Well being is a condition one has to groom, a condition one has to become aquainted with in order to seek it

Quantum wellness isn’t about deprivation and it’s not about perfection. It is about pointing yourself in the direction of growth, training yourself to get comfortable with your highest potential, and then taking small steps to support that shift. It’s about showing up for yourself, day by day, and then one day finding that you’ve undergone a transformation.

I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now.

If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.

After I was really unhappy and unhealthy, I think it dawned on me to stop doing the unhappy, unhealthy things.

I took some time out for life.

Any kind of problem you have in your life, you come to Bikram. Your life becomes the best in the world.

I didn't intend 'Hector' to be a self-help book when I first started writing. I wrote it as a little tale about a psychiatrist, like me, who sets off around the world in order to discover the vital ingredients for happiness.

I felt I came back rather quickly from being ill and didn't give myself the time to reflect.

That's the biggest gift I can give anybody: 'Wake up, be aware of who you are, what you're doing and what you can do to prevent yourself from becoming ill.'

I took some me time. I think that's a really important thing to do for yourself, especially in this business. And now I feel like I'm in a really good, positive place in my life.

I pride myself in taking care of my mind, body and soul, and not just through exercise.

When you gather up all the balls of life that you try to juggle, it is a very difficult thing to try to focus in on taking good care of yourself. But that's why God invented me - so I can come and teach and preach and make people laugh and give them some education so they can start liking themselves better.

This gives us more time to attend the inner need.

You can't help getting older, but you can help yourself from becoming old and infirm, in mind as well as body.

I don't think balance is something you get from someone else; it's something women have to find from within. For me, finding balance is still a work in progress.

You have to be fulfilled in order for everyone else to be fulfilled. I'm a way happier, more pleasant person to be around when I take time for myself.

I'm by no means an expert at giving advice on depression, but I would say that a lot of my show is about making the decision to be happy. We all think that happiness is something that just falls into our lap. But it's something you have to really work on.

I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.

For me, living a balanced life means nurturing the academic, physical, and spiritual aspects of my life so I can maintain a sense of well-being and self-esteem.