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Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day QUOTES

1 " Perhaps one of the reasons we don't enjoy all these activities as much as we could is because we think activities need to be exciting for us to enjoy them. Many people confuse joy and happiness with excitement. But excitement is not the same as happiness. With joy and happiness we have a sense of satisfaction. There's a feeling of satisfaction in being in the here and now, when you recognize you have so many conditions for happiness in the present moment, whether you're sitting, walking, standing, or working. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

2 " If you take good care of the present, there is no need to worry about the future. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

3 " If we practice for five or ten minutes every day, we’ll naturally remember how to practice when we most need it, and we can survive the onslaught of a strong emotion very easily. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

4 " When we wake up in the morning, the first thing we can do is to be aware of the gift that life is offering us. We have a gift of twenty-four hours. We can become aware that we are awake, aware of our breath, aware of the sun and the sky outside, and aware of being alive. We can feel grateful for this. We can say to ourselves, Waking up, I see the blue sky.
I join my palms in gratitude. Feeling grateful for what we already have, being aware that we have more than enough conditions for happiness in the present moment is very important. It is good to start the day with this sort of awareness. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

5 " When you put a piece of bread into your mouth, chew only your bread and not your projects, worries, fears, or anger. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

6 " Deep listening simply means listening with compassion. Even if the other person is full of wrong perceptions, discrimination, blaming, judging, and criticizing, you are still capable of sitting quietly and listening, without interrupting, without reacting. Because you know that if you can listen like that, the other person will feel enormous relief. You remember that you are listening with only one purpose in mind: to give the other person a chance to express themselves, "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

7 " Many of us continue to run even in our sleep. We can never rest. In our dreams, in our nightmares, we continue to run. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

8 " If you take good care of the present, there is no need to worry about the future. By taking care of the present you are doing everything you can to assure a good future. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

9 " We live in a time and place where it is not easy to find a job. We know, however, that our well-being depends not just on having a source of income, but on having a job in which we can cultivate joy and happiness, a job which is not harmful to humans, animals, plants, or the Earth. Ideally, we are able to find a job and work in such a way that our work is of benefit to the Earth and to all living beings. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

10 " My true home is not in the past, not in the future. My true home is life itself—it is in the here and now. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

11 " If you’re lost in the past, or if you’re carried away by the future, you’re not really living your life. Only by deeply touching the present moment can you touch true life and be truly alive. "

― Thich Nhat Hanh , Work: How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day