Whatever you think someone else should give to you, you need to be able to give yourself first.
Jay ShettyRead
If we don't choose to intentionally and consciously slow down and stop being in a rush, your body and mind will force you to do it anyway.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of consciously slowing down in life to avoid negative consequences on mental and physical health.
Jay Shetty's quote highlights the necessity of taking deliberate pauses in our fast-paced lives. It suggests that if we neglect to intentionally slow down and reflect, the stress and exhaustion we accumulate will ultimately manifest in our bodies and minds, forcing us to take a break against our will. This serves as a reminder of the importance of mindfulness and self-care in maintaining our overall well-being.
In practice
In a wellness seminar discussing the effects of stress on health.
Whatever you think someone else should give to you, you need to be able to give yourself first.
Expectations are not based on reality. They are observations, expected realities, or beliefs of what you think will happen. Expectations of others stop us from acting as our highest selves and reaching our full potential.
We think we have to become something else to be satisfied, not realizing that being ourselves is the only thing that can satisfy us.
I see my whole 20s as a massive experiment. So were my teens. I think the problem is that we're not encouraged to experiment; we're encouraged to decide and choose, be singular and focused. You can't be that until you experiment. You don't know what's going to work until you try it.
When I became a monk, it didn't feel like I was giving up that much. I actually felt like I had made the best decision, because anyone who hadn't focused on building themselves up was the one losing out.
Real love is figuring out how someone wants to be loved and loving them in that way.
I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.
One of the advantages of travelling the world is that you get to know the world broadly. And one of the advantages of staying in one place is that you get to know the world deeply.
When you lose the ability to step up and hit the ball as hard and as far as you want, that also affects your ability to will the ball to go where you want it to go, if you know what I mean.
When one does not have what one wants, one must want what one has.
It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
Pride is that which claims to be the author of what is really a gift.
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