Relaxing Quotes

“We have a choice. We can spend our whole life suffering because we can't relax with how things really are, or we can relax and embrace the open-endedness of the human situation, which is fresh, unfixated, unbiased.”
― Pema Chödrön, Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change

“I nodded, pretending I was relaxed. I watched the sunlight sparkling on the water and practiced mind-body integration for a few seconds by quietly hyperventilating.”
― Miranda July, It Chooses You

“আমি অতো তাড়াতাড়ি কোথাও যেতে চাই না;
আমার জীবন যা চায় সেখানে হেঁটে হেঁটে পৌঁছুবার সময় আছে,
পৌঁছে অনেকক্ষণ বসে অপেক্ষা করবার অবসর আছে।
জীবনের বিবিধ অত্যাশ্চর্য সফলতার উত্তেজনা
অন্য সবাই বহন করে করুক; আমি প্রয়োজন বোধ করি না :
আমি এক গভীরভাবে অচল মানুষ
হয়তো এই নবীন শতাব্দীতে
নক্ষত্রের নিচে।”
― Jibanananda Das, জীবনানন্দ দাশ কবিতা সমগ্র

“You flounder through life, struggling desperately so you won't drown, even though you would float if you'd just relax.”
― Natsuki Takaya, Fruits Basket: The Complete Collection

“When someone tells me to 'just relax,' I wonder why they don’t hand me a book?”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“Life is a good teacher and a good friend. Things are always in transition, if we could only realize it. Nothing ever sums itself up in the way that we like to dream about. The off-center, in-between state is an ideal situation, a situation in which we don’t get caught and we can open our hearts and minds beyond limit. It’s a very tender, nonaggressive, open-ended state of affairs.

To stay with that shakiness — to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to get revenge — that is the path of true awakening. Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic — this is the spiritual path. Getting the knack of catching ourselves, of gently and compassionately catching ourselves, is the path of the warrior. We catch ourselves one zillion times as once again, whether we like it or not, we harden into resentment, bitterness, righteous indignation — harden in any way, even into a sense of relief, a sense of inspiration.”
― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

“Sitting still all summer . . . was the height of my ambition.”
― Anne Somerset, Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion

“When you truly love what you do, not working is hard work.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“You never know how much you truly appreciate sleep until it’s snatched away from you.”
― Khloe Beutler, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“Unplugging for a while fixes computers and humans”
― Freequill

“Relaxing attracts insight. Plus, it is good for our well-being. It replenishes our energies and refreshes our mind so that we can be more receptive.”
― Zamm Zamudio, Intuition: Discover the Inner Workings of our World - Book 1

“Bed and laziness are good friends, they often like to hang out late at noon.”
― Alain Bremond-Torrent, running is flying intermittently

“There are three things that always look very beautiful to me: my same good pair of old shoes that don’t hurt, my own bedroom, and U.S. Customs on the way back home.”
― Andy Warhol

“Here I am surrounded by the things I love. I spend my time in the open, on the beach in stormy weather or when the fishing boats put out [...] In the evenings, my dear friend, there is a warm fire in my cottage, and the cosiness of a small family [...] I am now enjoying a spell of quiet, free of chores. Ideally I should like to stay in a peaceful nook like this for ever.”
― Claude Monet

“Would you like a back rub?' Who can resist this offer? A back rub is a priceless gift of caring. High on everybody's list of favorite things, a back run refreshes you for the day's tensions. It offers a respite from physical strain, from taking care of others, and from life's stresses and responsibilities.”
― Anne Kent Rush, The Back Rub Book

“Breathe in peace, breathe out stress. Relaxing can bring relief to much of what ails you. In our stressful and often negative world, your decision to make relaxing a priority will help you navigate, handle, and minimize stress. Doing so will positively impact your health, well-being, and happiness.”
― Susan C. Young

“The best thing about retirement is not having to wear pants!”
― Mark Hewer

“It's possible that Knight believed he was one of the few sane people left. He was confounded by the idea that passing the prime of your life in a cubicle, spending hours a day at a computer, in exchange for money, was considered acceptable, but relaxing in a tent in the woods was disturbed. Observing the trees was indolent; cutting them down was enterprising. What did Knight do for a living? He lived for a living.”
― Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

“Is it an eggageration to say Clement Soup and Sourdough saved me? At night, instead of fitfully reviewing the day's error while my stomach swam and churned, I... fell asleep. My course steadied. I had taken on ballast in the form of spicy broth and fragrant bread and, maybe, two new friends, or sort-of-friends, or something.”
― Robin Sloan, Sourdough

“I’m going to add some zz to snooze as soon as i arrive home.”
― Alain Bremond-Torrent, running is flying intermittently

“I was content to shape the quiet into the structures I wanted.”
― S. Jae-Jones, Wintersong

“Relaxing brings weakness, when done by a muscle; but brings strength, when done by a person.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The main advantage about being over thirty is you no longer have to pretend you have a date on Friday night or even, lo and behold, that you want one. You can now easily say to yourself, "I hope no one wants to ask me to do anything because I am so looking forward to a hot tub and a midnight snack.”
― Nikki Giovanni, Acolytes

“I pondered the day away at the changing shapes of passing clouds, lazing in the shade of palm trees.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, A Heart Made of Tissue Paper

“You're still a young man/woman.
It's not too late to learn hw to unwind.
Who said
you have to take it on the chin?”
― Wisława Szymborska, View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems

“She walked to the doorway of Alexander’s room and said, “Rise, my brother.”
“Go away.” Alexander rolled over, moaning. “I’m busy. Digesting.”
Gemma silently walked to her brother’s bedside and flashed a great light in his face, saying, “Alexander! The time has come for us to leave this land!”
“All right! All right! I’m coming! Ahhhh!” Alexander leapt out of bed and ran down the halls. He looked terrified. Gemma ran after him and laid a hand on his shoulder, saying, “Alex, calm down. Please.”
“Oh, wait. You aren’t going to kill me?”
“Are you kidding me?” Gemma grimaced, but them they both doubled over with laughter.”
― Isabella Auer, Daughter of Kings

“We need to regard relaxation as a process of surrendering to a deeper wisdom, rather than acquiring, through effort, a new ability.”
― Kenneth S. Cohen, The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing

“Even a few minutes spent ignoring those around you and the world relaxes you mentally and physically!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Music relaxes our mind, just as water quenches our thirst.”
― John Joclebs Bassey, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“I find the act of searching for, catching and releasing frogs to be awesomely rewarding, and really one of my favorite activities to do since I was young, scouring my backyard with my brothers. They make for fascinating creatures, and I think catching frogs will always be something I find relaxing.”
― Aesop Rock