Sarah Orne Jewett Quotes

Downtime for me is just when I can sit still.

It is important from time to time to slow down, to go away by yourself, and simply be.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.

Sometimes I try to just sit at home and do something calmer and simpler and just be in my life. You know, not trying to solve a lot of things at once.

Nothing increases happiness like quiet time. The truth is, the only moments that make you laugh or happy are seconds of stillness.

In the Western world there isn't much value given to the necessity for just being quiet. And just resting, and just being, without a focus or a goal. At least a certain amount in our lives - we don't need to do half and half; it's okay if we're doing a lot of doing, we just need some being mixed in.

Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all. Laugh, rest, slow down.

Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.

I have a real problem with stillness. With just stopping and being quiet.

When I feel lost and can't make a decision, I just stop and get quiet. I take a time-out.

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

You don't always have to be doing something. You can just be, and that's plenty.

One of the best things to do sometimes is simply to be.

I've been busy and need to slow my little tail down and sit and meditate somewhere. I do my walking meditations every day, but just to sit still. Just to be in one place and just to be quiet.

Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by.

I just want to live in peace and quiet.

I like the pause that tea allows.

I need some downtime before I go to sleep.

I feel like saying we need to all calm down a little. Let's take the time to breathe. I have no intention of allowing myself be distracted.

I get those fleeting, beautiful moments of inner peace and stillness - and then the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day, I'm a human trying to make it through in this world.

There is very little room for relaxation, but as long as I capitalize on those brief moments of peace, I'm okay with that.

There are certain ways in which I cultivate awareness, both through mindful yoga and taking care of my body and taking time to actually drop as deeply as possible into stillness, into whatever is unfolding in the present moment.

All of us are feeling scattered and distracted as we try to keep up with an accelerating world. But nearly all of us have an answer in our hands, in simply choosing to do nothing and go nowhere for a while.

People are never quiet. It's go, go, go. I'm a go-getter, but you need rest and silence, just to sit around and think about things.

For fast-acting relief try slowing down.