Jeremy Podeswa Quotes

Slow down and enjoy the journey right now. Take time for the people in your life. They won't always be there.

Life goes so fast, and there is so much to do. But the moments that have enriched my life the most came when I slowed down and connected with the people I care about.

To me, there's no greater reward than being around people you care about and can be present with.

I don't mean to be overly sensitive or anything like that, but you just have to take a minute in every day, and just reflect on where you are, and just realise what you've got, because you just never know where the next huge change in your life is going to come from.

Life's too short. We have to love each other.

Having family time to reflect on your day is the best.

Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going to fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.

Be generous with your time and money - it has an amazingly fast payback. Be in the moment with everyone you love - and this frequently means tuning out work completely. And drive slow in parking lots.

If you're living strictly for the future or living in the past, it can make your partner feel neglected. Make yourself focus on the moment you're in.

Calvin is a constant reminder that I'm not always as present as I want to be. His go-to state of being is present. So I'm really grateful of that part of being his parent.

I try each day, each month, each year to become a better and better person and to be good to the people I love and let them know how much I appreciate them.

You can get into a very fancy car and know everything about the engine, but when you drive in that car, you feel that rush. In the same way, I think the more you know about love, the more you can enjoy it. And knowing about your personality type, who you are and what kind of person you're dealing with gives you a great leg up.

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?

I know that the purpose of life is to understand and be in the present moment with the people you love. It's just that simple.

When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'

I think love and beauty are what life is all about.

Being deeply contented with God in my everyday life is a focused attitude. It is always available. It means practicing letting go of my obsession with how I'm doing. It means training myself to learn to actually be present with people, and seeking to love them.

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

When you have children, you realize how easy it is to not see them fully, and perhaps miss all those early years. If you are not careful, you can be too absorbed in work, and they will be only too happy to tell you about it later. Being a parent is one of greatest mindfulness practices of all.

I've spent quite a bit of my life as a meditation teacher and writer commending the strengths of love and compassion.

Ya know, right now the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all I thank God I'm alive today, and I mean that. I spent too many years of my life thinking that the big party was the whole thing.

Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.

Life is short. Ricky and I realize how lucky we were. We want to be together all the time.

Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.

There are moments that you suffer a lot, moments you won't photograph. There are some people you like better than others. But you give, you receive, you cherish, you are there. When you are really there, you know when you see the picture later what you are seeing.