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“While mindfulness does not necessarily change what is happening, it changes our relationship to what is happening.”
― Shauna Shapiro, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy

“Each day, write down your intention, the choice point, and which path you chose.”
― Shauna Shapiro, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy

“We must change our mind-set from one of self-improvement to one of self-liberation. Self-liberation means freedom from our limiting beliefs, our misguided idea that there is something wrong with us that needs to be “fixed.” Our constant attempts to “get it right” and to be “perfect” leave us in a state of exhaustion, never resting in the present moment, never happy with who we are.”
― Shauna Shapiro, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy

“What you practice grows stronger •​Practice, not perfect •​Kindness matters •​Happiness is based on internal, not external factors”
― Shauna Shapiro, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy

“Whatever you’re doing, whether you love it or loathe it, you’ll be happiest and most effective if you are present.”
― Shauna Shapiro, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy

“Mindfulness means to see clearly. •​Mindfulness allows us to shift from reaction to response. •​Mindfulness awakens us to life — not just the challenges, but also the boundless beauty.”
― Shauna Shapiro, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy

“One of the great paradoxes of mindfulness is that by accepting pain, we reduce our suffering. Our resistance to pain compounds and increases our suffering. Mindfulness teaches us how to accept the boulders of life.”
― Shauna Shapiro, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy

“Mindfulness practice is not about creating or changing anything about your experience. It is changing the way you relate to your experience by adding the resonance of intention, attention, and attitude.”
― Shauna Shapiro, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy