Charles Stone > Quotes

“Gratefulness is actually good for brain and body health (Korb, 2012). In one study researchers asked participants to keep a daily journal of what they were grateful for. They asked another group to write about what annoyed them. The group who recorded what they were grateful for showed greater determination, attention, enthusiasm, and energy compared to the other group. In another study the same researchers discovered that even keeping a weekly gratefulness journal reduced aches and pains. And in a Chinese study, gratefulness decreased depression and improved sleep.”
― Charles Stone, Brain-Savvy Leaders: The Science of Significant Ministry

“Someone once said that the deepest problem in prayer is often not the absence of God but the absence of me. I’m not actually there. My mind is everywhere. —ROWAN WILLIAMS, FORMER ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY”
― Charles Stone, Holy Noticing: The Bible, Your Brain, and the Mindful Space Between Moments

“Let the remembrance of Jesus be with your every breath. Then indeed you will appreciate the value of stillness. —ST. JOHN CLIMACUS”
― Charles Stone, Holy Noticing: The Bible, Your Brain, and the Mindful Space Between Moments

“I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they are unable to stay quietly in their own chamber. —BLAISE PASCAL”
― Charles Stone, Holy Noticing: The Bible, Your Brain, and the Mindful Space Between Moments