Tyler Perry Quotes

What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?

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

I relax by looking at things and reading about things. Even the simplest thing can reveal a great deal about the world around us. It relaxes me greatly to sit back with my feet up and look around my study at the everyday things that surround me.

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

At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.

the beauty of doing nothing

I like taking my time and seeing the things around me and appreciating the now.

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.

This morning of the small snow I count the blessings, the leak in the faucet which makes of the sink time, the drop of the water on water.

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

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

I like the pause that tea allows.

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.

Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.

Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.

So when you get a chance to look at things and chill and relax, it makes you want it more, and that's why I'm so happy to be back!

I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don't think of anything but the people I care about and the view.

Take a walk with a turtle. And behold the world in pause.

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.

Every single pleasure I can imagine or have experienced is more delightful, more of a pleasure, if you take it in small sips, if you take your time. Reading is not an exception.

I'm not anxious to be anywhere other than where I am right now.

Really appreciate the sunset as you're driving home, cursing all the terrible drivers on the road. Be where you are when you're there rather than out there in the future or back there in the past.

Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can't hear, and not bothering.

Don't make things too complicated. Try to relax, enjoy every moment, get used to everything.

Downtime for me is just when I can sit still.