Ray McKinnon Quotes

Running is how I clear my head and find my center again.

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

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

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

I notice a difference from the moment I meditate.

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

I find a bath meditative and usually prepare myself for the day in this manner.

True relaxation, which would do me the world of good, does not exist for me.

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 need a form of escape even when I'm working really hard.

I play golf, and I play chess, and sometimes I go to the gym. On the airplane or between acts when I do the performance, I play Candy Crush to forget what happens around me, just to be alone, not thinking... You need to clear your brain.

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.

I daily disconnect and read a good book or listen to a good sermon or call a friend or my mom and talk on the phone with my feet up. I also take baths with bath salts that I make myself.

I meditate. Meditation helps me.

I find DIY really therapeutic. I lose myself in it, because you can concentrate on the task and not think about all the other stuff going on in your life.

I love to have a bath with beautiful, relaxing music on and have no rush to do anything. It's a wonderful indulgence, and it helps me to calm down and stop my mind running overtime.

I love going to the spa; it rejuvenates me and leaves me happy.

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

Finding some quiet time in your life, I think, is hugely important.

I strive to be my best every time I go out, and that's very stressful. After a while of doing that... it's nice to just take a deep breath, sit on a tractor.

I like to escape to the beach and kind of ground myself whenever I can.

I'm really trying to be relaxed on my days off.

I find it's nice when I can be a listener and absorb things coming at me. It's important, especially for me, when so much of my job is about putting things out into the world. So those quiet moments are rejuvenating.