When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.

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"You are your own teacher. Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important."

- Ajahn Chah

Self-awareness

"No one and nothing can free you but your own understanding."

- Ajahn Chah

Self-awareness

"Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don’t accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot you will have a lot of peace; if you let go completely you will have complete peace."

- Ajahn Chah

Inner Peace

"Just try to keep your mind in the present. Whatever arises in the mind, just watch it and let go of it. Don't even wish to be rid of thoughts. Then the mind will return to its natural state."

- Ajahn Chah

Mindfulness

"Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don’t accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little you a will have a little peace; if you let go a lot you will have a lot of peace; if you let go completely you will have complete peace."

- Ajahn Chah

Peace

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"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."

- Beauty and the Beast

Balance

"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."

- Catherine Pulsifer

Balance

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein

Balance

"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."

Balance

"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."

- Kunio Yaobi

Balance