Hal Borland Quotes

I'm very good at relaxing.

I like to relax.

Music for me is about relaxing.

I'm quite a simple person really; I love pottering about, walking and swimming.

Sometimes it is extremely good for you to forget that there is anything in the world which needs to be done, and to do some particular thing that you want to do. Every human being needs a certain amount of time in which he can be peaceful.

I am just relaxing and enjoying myself, doing what I always did.

I don't thrive on stress. I love lying on the deck on our houseboat reading a book.

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 like music to soothe me.

When I'm home, I'm relaxed.

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 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.

Working in a garden calms me down.

To be able to walk out the door when you come home from a job and wander into the garden to do a bit of watering gives you time to be creative in your mind.

I like to keep a calm set.

When I sing, I feel calm.

I love how it feels to unwind by the ocean.

I spent 10 days on the beach and slept pretty much all day, every day. It was the perfect place to have a rest.

I don’t ever want to be in a hurry. I want to enjoy the moments.

Let others, worn with living / And living's aftermath, / Take Sleep to heal the heart's distress, / Take Love to be their comfortress, / Take Song or Food or Fancy Dress, / But I shall take a Bath.

I sit here in this chair, I pour myself some whiskey, and watch my troubles vanish into the air.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter.

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

Then sink to your nose in a bubble bath.

All I want is to have my peace of mind...