HeartQuotes from December, 2002

Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
When we learn to manage our emotions long enough to stop and shift our attention to the quieter message of the heart, we can gain a wider perspective on any situation, often saving ourselves from hurt, frustration and pain.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821 - 1881) Russian novelist
It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them—the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.

Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
The emotional frontier is truly the next frontier to conquer in human understanding. The opportunity we face now, even before that frontier is fully explored and settled, is to develop our emotional potential and accelerate rather dramatically into a new state of being.

Richard Carlson
To a happy person, the formula for happiness is quite simple: Regardless of what happened early this morning, last week, or last year - or what may happen later this evening, tomorrow, or three years from now - now is where happiness lies.

Aldous Huxley
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving... and that's your own self.

Joni Mitchell
Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart.

George Herbert
He who cannot forgive others destroys the bridge over which he himself must pass.

Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
In the new days, once a critical mass of people have made a shift into heart awareness, life will be quite different for everyone. All of these benefits—and many more—are earned through systematically learning to focus on, listen to, and follow your heart.

Teilhard de Chardin
Some day, after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tides, and gravity, we will harness for God the energies of love; and then for the second time in the history of the world man will have discovered fire!

Sara Paddison, The Hidden Power of the Heart
You may not always be able to feel a deeper heart feeling right away, but stay focused in the heart. The sincerity of your effort can reconnect you to your heart current and start the juices flowing. To plug in, think of someone you love or remember what feels good, maybe a fulfilling experience. Feelings help you remember.

Antione de Saint-Exupery
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Mother Teresa
The greatest science in the world; in heaven and on earth; is love.

Prof. Ludwig Wittgenstein
The aspects of things that are most important to us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity.

Sir Arthur Wing Pinero 1855-1934
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.

Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
A benchmark of emotional management and responsibility is the realization that our past can no longer be blamed for our actions in the present.

Stephen Covey
Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.

Patanjali (c. 1st to 3rd century BC)
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

Dean Ornish, "Love and Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy"
Love and intimacy are the root of what makes us sick and what makes us well.
I am not aware of any other factor in medicine - not diet, not smoking, not exercise... not drugs, not surgery - that has a greater impact on our quality of life, incidence of illness and premature death.

Unless I am vigilant, I will become a prisoner of process instead of an enjoyer of experience. How much of our time is spent on the means rather than the ends — the rules and policies, the structures (strategic plans, budgets, proposals, compensation programs, agendas, etc.) and the rituals (meetings, voice mail, e-mail, performance appraisals, agendas, and politics)?

Lance Secretan
Leadership is not so much about technique and methods as it is about opening the heart. Leadership is about inspiration — of oneself and of others. Great leadership is about human experiences, not processes. Leadership is not a formula or a program, it is a human activity that comes from the heart and considers the hearts of others. It is an attitude, not a routine.