Toks Olagundoye Quotes

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

If you start giving too much importance to pressure, you won't be in the present.

If you cannot concentrate, you are not so happy.

Planning and worrying and chaos in your mind? Forget it. What's the point of that?

I don't waste my time doing my head in about stupid things that don't really matter and don't waste time worrying over nothing.

I find it really difficult to turn my head off. I find it difficult to zone out.

If I was to get nervous, then I'm wasting my energy.

How do I cope with stress? I clean and organize.

It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.

I don't take pressure or keep expectations because then it becomes difficult to concentrate.

I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.

With regards to pressure, you can't be too conscious of it.

I could actually be wasting my time by not meditating, as I'd be more stressed out.

Work. Don't Think. Relax.

I don't have a routine, but I have used meditation to just decompress and focus.

It's hard to wind down, but then I beat myself up because I have a tense back.

All mental hygiene is based on the core practice of doing nothing. Most of us are good at wasting time, staring at the wall while telling ourselves we should be working. We call this doing nothing, but our brains are furiously active. We think constantly, and our thinking is often rife with distress.

If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

The thought of a spa treatment is lovely, but I'd be lying there having a massage and worrying about how much I had to do. I'm not very good at relaxing!

The more relaxed you can get, the better you'll do.

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

At the end of the day, I can end up just totally wacky, because I've made mountains out of molehills. With meditation, I can keep them as molehills.

To be honest, I feel like I think too much. So I like working out because it makes me kind of relax.

We all need to relax more, but I don't find it easy.