Mallory Jansen Quotes

I started teaching myself, taking a breath or a moment that's not overreacting or having an explosion. It made me such a better person. Let alone a better mother, but also just a better human.

I really explored self-awareness and emotions through 'Green Lantern.' It might sound goofy, but I do believe that emotions have power. We're all driven by something, and most of that is emotional reaction. For me, it was about recognizing my self-awareness.

Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.

I've learned in my life that I have to focus on the things that I can control and what I can control is what comes out of my mouth and how I respond to people.

Humility is a super-important factor in all of our lives, and I try to remind myself every evening in front of the mirror, 'Just calm down.'

When we meditate every morning we are putting on armor for the day's battle against our own impatience, inadequacy, resentment, and hostility.

When there is pain, the animal instinct is 'fight or flight' (i.e., to either strike back or run away) - reflect instead. When you can calm yourself down, thinking about the dilemma that is causing you pain will bring you to a higher level and enlighten you, leading to progress.

Knowing that anger makes me ugly, I smile instead. I return to myself and meditate on love.

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.

Success and failure are emotional and physiological experiences. We need to deal with them in a way that is present and calm.

I think we can all use a little more patience. I get a little impatient sometimes and I wish I didn't. I really need to be more patient.

The thinking mind is what is busy. You have to stay in your heart. You have to be in your heart. Be in your heart. The rest is up here in your head where you are doing, doing, doing.

If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain't personal then I'll go to another place and I'll meditate.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.

I had to let my ego go a long time ago.

I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.

I really work on paying attention to the clues my self is giving myself. For instance, I think of myself in the third person. That allows me to manage myself better.

My number one thing to work on is not being reactive - but appropriateness doesn't come easily to me sometimes.

Pausing between stimulus and response allows you to show up in your life.

Not being anxious requires a level of humility, doesn't it? It does, I think. It's not all about you.

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

Meditating has taught me to sit with my thoughts, my feelings, and just observe them.

You know how some people get worked up about things? That's a very human thing to do. Sometimes, I don't know - like, I feel like I don't want to waste my energy doing stuff like that. I think about this on the court, too.