John Mackey Quotes

I've been doing long-distance backpacking since 2002 when I hiked the Appalachian Trail. You start to calm down and relax and get into the slower rhythm of nature.

I'm becoming more and more of a backwoodsman. I always used to be more of a city guy, and more and more, I'm starting to enjoy being in nature. Just to sit and slow down a little bit.

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.

My dream date would be a hike through the woods followed by an outdoor picnic followed by a glass of wine at sunset. Heaven!

There is no greater feeling than hanging out with my dogs, or just walking around the land with our horses. My rescue ranch is is where I feel the most at peace and where I'm reminded of the simple things in life and let the chaos of my crazy work life fade away.

I feel best in nature or near nature.

People think that because of my act that I must have a really busy mind and I must be driven. I really am not. I quite like going outside and looking at spiders on a hedge in my garden and stuff.

We are all so busy and so frantic that we don't take the time to appreciate the stuff that surrounds us.

For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.

The only time I can really relax is up a tree or somewhere outside. I love being outside.

Whenever I get fed up with life I love to go wandering in nature.

I'm a laid-back guy. I like being outdoors. I enjoy hanging out.

I like going into nature and that's where I'm happiest.

I love being outdoors. I love listening to the crickets. I want to embrace nature.

Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.

I like camping.

Nothing can beat the smell of dew and flowers and the odor that comes out of the earth when the sun goes down.

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.

My favorite thing is just walking in the woods. I can do it for days on end without tiring of it.

Tea time is a chance to slow down, pull back and appreciate our surroundings.

To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life.

Sometimes I need a slower pace, to slow my mind down and just be with nature, go outside.

The older I get, the less busy I like to be.

If you are in a beautiful place where you can enjoy sunrise and sunset, then you are living like a lord.

Human beings needed to slow down. We had been living a life full of hustle.