Try letting go! "We feel our shell keeps us safe, but it crushes us and others, and keeps out light and sun." - Taisen Deshimaru #barriers #relax #peace #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself." - Rumi #change #mindfulness #wisdom #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

BE THERE - COMPLETELY! "The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention." - Thich Nhat Hanh "Day by day and night by night we were together—all else has long been forgotten by me." - Walt Whitman #attention #presence #love #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." - Khalil Gibran #friendship #love #laughter #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

“If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that his heart is no island cut off from other lands, but a continent that joins to them.” - Sir Francis Bacon #grace #courtesy #strangers #world #citizen #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

Be yourself! "All I can be is who I am right now; I can experience that and work with it. That's all I can do. The rest is the dream of the ego." - Joko Beck #self #reality #ego #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for." - G.I. Gurdjieff #mindfulness #present #now #reality #schnauzer #dog #schnauzergang #dogsofbluesky

"If we can allow some space within our awareness and rest there, we can respect our troubling thoughts and emotions, allow them to come, and let them go. Our lives may be complicated on the outside, but we remain simple, easy, and open on the inside." - Tsoknyi Rinpoche #meditation #schnauzer #dog

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! “It takes courage to say yes to rest and play, in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a symbol status.” - Brené Brown #rest #play #mindfulness #weekend #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions." - Ajahn Brahm #complaints #faults #solutions #positive #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

If you really want to make a difference - BE KIND. "When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people." – Abraham Joshua Heschel #kindness #change #compassion #difference #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

Learn to accept reality. “Whatever you fight, you strengthen, and what you resist, persists.” - Eckhart Tolle #freedom #letgo #negativity #reality #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

Sometimes a change in perspective is needed. "Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way." - Alan Watts #problems #questions #perspective #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

There's always something to be happy about. "The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.” - Thich Nhat Hanh #happiness #happy #suffering #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

“There are going to be days when you're undone, stressed out, tired spent. And I'll still love you just as much in those moments as I ever have, maybe even a little more, because it'll mean you let me get close enough to know the real you. That's all I want.” - Leo Christopher #love #schnauzer #dog

Don't miss your appointment with life by always looking for something more. "When you get there, there isn't any there there." - Gertrude Stein #mindfulness #presentmoment #life #reality #zen #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

Be Yourself. "When you are just you, without thinking or trying to say something special, just saying what is on your mind and how you feel, then there is naturally self-respect." - Shunryu Suzuki #respect #natural #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

CHOOSE LOVE! "When we choose to love, we choose to move against fear, against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect, to find ourselves in the other." - Bell Hooks #love #choice #connection #interbeing #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"The basic problem, actually, is how to get rid of the idea that we're going to get rid of our problems. Only then can we relate directly with the real issues of our life." - Bernie Glassman #problems #reality #mindfulness #schnauzer #dog #schnauzergang #dogsofbluesky

Be mindful! "As long as we have practiced neither concentration nor mindfulness, the ego takes itself for granted and remains its usual normal size, as big as the people around one will allow." - Ayya Khema #mindfulness #concentration #ego #schnauzer #dog #dogsofbluesky

"A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change, even if they behave negatively. Through universal altruism, you develop a feeling of responsibility for others: the wish to help them actively overcome their problems." - Dalai Lama XIV #altrusim #compassion #schnauzer #dogsofbluesky

Give and keep! "Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart." - Zig Ziglar #give #smile #gratitude #promise #keep #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky #mindfulness

"We can be generous with our kindness and receptivity. Generosity can mean the simple giving of a smile or extending ourselves to really listen to a friend. Paradoxically, even being willing to receive the generosity of others can be a form of generosity." - Gil Fronsdal #generosity #schnauzer #dog

Practice compassion for all. "Sometimes the people who are the hardest to love are the ones who need it most." - Kristi Ling #compassion #love #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"I asked the leaf whether it was frightened because it was autumn and the other leaves were falling.... The leaf told me, “No. During the whole spring and summer I was completely alive. I worked hard to help nourish the tree, and now much of me is in the tree." - Thich Nhat Hanh #autumn #life #dog

"I am grateful to realize that my desires do not entitle me to add to another’s suffering." - Zoe Weil #desires #suffering #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"Compassion is not a virtue—it is a commitment. It’s not something we have or don’t have—it’s something we choose to practice." - Brené Brown #compassion #practice #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

Pick yourself up, don't put yourself down. "If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again." - Sharon Salzberg #blame #intention #mindfulness #schnauzer #dog #dogsofbluesky

'Often we tell ourselves, "Don't just sit there, do something!" But when we practice awareness, we discover that the opposite may be more helpful: "Don't just do something, sit there!"' - Thich Nhat Hanh #awareness #mindfulness #action #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions." - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso #happiness #mind #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

Say something nice to someone today. "There is no effect more disproportionate to its cause than the happiness bestowed by a small compliment." - Robert Breault #compassion #kindness #compliment #speech #mindfulness #interbeing #schnauzer #dog #schnauzergang #dogsofbluesky

Be at one with the world and live in reality. "In the World of Reality there is no self, There is no other-than-self." - Sengcan #reality #oneness #interbeing #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

Let go and relax! "To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float." - Alan Watts #trust #relax #float #letgo #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"When our identity expands to include everything, we find a peace with the dance of the world. The ocean of life rises and falls within us - birth and death, joy and pain, it is all ours, and our heart is full and empty, large enough to embrace it all." - Jack Kornfield #schnauzer #dogsofbluesky

When Nothing is Everything "If you want something then you lose everything. If you don’t want anything then you already have everything." - Seungsahn #everything #want #schnauzer #have #lose #mindfulnesss #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

Rediscover your essence. "No matter how confused or deluded we may be at the moment, the underlying and essential nature of our being is clear and pure." - Thubten Yeshe #essence #pure #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"Simplifying our lives does not mean sinking into idleness, but on the contrary, getting rid of the most subtle aspect of laziness: the one which makes us take on thousands of less important activities." - Matthieu Ricard #simple #life #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"Ultimately, the reason why love and compassion bring the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else. The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence. It results from the profound interdependence we all share with one another." - Dalai Lama #love

Try not to take life too seriously. Enjoy it! "Let me give you a wonderful Zen practice. Wake up in the morning...look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself." - Bernie Glassman #laughter #fun #life #zen #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky (Photo of Sensei MacDuff - Breagha's mentor)

Just come as you are. "We're so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it's difficult to be authentic and trust that we'll be accepted just as we are." - Tara Brach #acceptance #trust #authentic #reality #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

LIFE GOES ON “Breathing in, I see all my ancestors in me: my mineral ancestors, plant ancestors, mammal ancestors, and human ancestors. My ancestors are always present, alive in every cell of my body, and I play a part in their immortality.” - Thich Nhat Hanh #life #ancestors #schnauzer #dog

THE TREASURE LIES WITHIN! "We believe deep down that we've lost something precious and are seeking it outside ourselves, never realizing that we are carrying it within us wherever we go." - Tsoknyi Rinpoche #treasure #within #mindfulness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough." - Harold S. Kushner #thoughtfulness #mindfulness #kindness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsfobluesky

"If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give." - Samson Raphael Hirsch #smile #compassion #kindness #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"Contentment is never the outcome of fulfillment, of achievement, or of the possession of things; it is not born of action or inaction. It comes with the fullness of what is, not in the alteration of it." - Jiddu Krishnamurti #contentment #reality #mindfulness #schnauzer #dog #dogsofbluesky

"The treasure we seek requires no lengthy expedition, no expensive equipment, no superior aptitude or special company. All we lack is the willingness to imagine that we already have everything we need. The only thing missing is our consent to be where we are." - Pema Chodron #treasure #dogsofbluesky

Don't be lazy. Do less and deal with the real! "Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues." - Sogyal Rinpoche #reality #mindfulness #lazy #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing to open up, without resistance or shyness, and face the world. You are willing to share your heart with others." - Chogyam Trungpa #heart #dogsofbluesky

"Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them." - Marvin J. Ashton #compassion #kindness #love #understanding #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky

"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything." - Katharine Hepburn #love #unconditional #give #schnauzer #schnauzergang #dog #dogsofbluesky