{"quotes":[{"text":"My will is free and connected to my Spirit. When I exercise my free will, I am calm, at peace and serene.","author":"Kasi Kaye Iliopoulos","tags":["calming-the-mind","free-will","peace","spiritual-growth","spirituality"],"id":13938,"author_id":"Kasi+Kaye+Iliopoulos"},{"text":"Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as the capacity of your mind to be calm and stable. Without calmness, the mirror of mindfulness will have an agitated and choppy surface and will not be able to reflect things with any accuracy.","author":"Jon Kabat-Zinn","tags":["calming","calming-the-mind","calming-the-storm-in-mind","calmness","concentrate","concentration","concentration-of-power","mastery-of-oneself","mindfulness","mindfulness-buddhism","mindfulness-practice","on-life","to-define-my-life","to-live-by","self-awareness","self-empowerment","stability"],"id":25900,"author_id":"Jon+Kabat-Zinn"},{"text":"Thoughts will lead you in circles. Silence will bring you back to your centre.","author":"Rasheed Ogunlaru","tags":["calming the mind","centre","contentment","nature","peace","peace-of-mind","quiet","self-acceptance","silence"],"id":29519,"author_id":"Rasheed+Ogunlaru"},{"text":"See the golden beach sands and blue skyin a cool breezemy mind flys high.","author":"Debasish Mridha","tags":["blue-sky","calming-the-mind","cool-breeze","debasish","debasish-mridha","flys","golden-beach","high","mind","mridha","philosophy","sands","see"],"id":33394,"author_id":"Debasish+Mridha"},{"text":"Never strike out of anger if at all possible, this will give your enemy the advantage and strengthen his resolve and psyche.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["anger-management","anger","awareness-and-attitude","calming-the-mind","character","conflict-management-training","controlling-your-emotions","enemy","issues","love","motivational","pressure","refrain-yourself","resolve","self-awareness","serenity","strength-through-adversity","strike","warrior"],"id":34467,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"Peace doesn’t deny difficulty, but it has an inner calm and quietness even while enduring the difficulty.","author":"Glenn C. Stewart","tags":["calm","calm-under-pressure","calming-the-mind","calmness","difficulty","endurance","endure","hard-times","hardship","life","life-lessons","life-lessons","peace","peace-of-mind","peace","peace"],"id":54065,"author_id":"Glenn+C.+Stewart"},{"text":"Don’t you dare say these times are hollowJust because there are storms raging by.Just lay low on your pillow,Close your eyes and say goodbyeTo the world that you lived in today.Let your dreams carry you away;You lived a nightmare all through the day,It is time to dream, so don’t delay.You searched for a reason to live,Yes darling, you searched everywhere.You had to push, you had to strive,It is time now to get some air.You searched in all that is outside,It is time now to look inside,Cause that is where you’ll findA reason worth keeping in your mind.These dreams are not an escape, darling,You need time to see past the lies that blind you.It is time for you to start runningTo those things that are true.So, don’t you dare say these nights are hollow,Just because there are storms raging by.Just lay low on your pillowAnd lose yourself in this lullaby.","author":"Melita Tessy","tags":["calm-under-pressure","calming-down","calming-the-mind","inspirational","lullaby","poems","poetry","poetry-life","poetry","search","truth"],"id":54088,"author_id":"Melita+Tessy"},{"text":"Keep calm and keep learning.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["calm","calm-before-the-storm","calming-the-mind","calmness-and-attitude","inspirational","leadership-characteristics","leadership-development","learner","learning-from-mistakes","learning","lifelong-learner","lifelong-reading","mind-power","mindfulness","positive-mindset","positive-motivation","positive-outlook","wisdom","wise"],"id":75229,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Being under stress is like being stranded in a body of water. If you panic, it will cause you to flail around so that the water rushes into your lungs and creates further distress. Yet, by calmly collecting yourself and using controlled breathing you remain afloat with ease.","author":"Alaric Hutchinson","tags":["breathing","calming-the-mind","calmness","consciousness","dealing-with-it","ease","growth","inner-peace","inspirational","love","panic","psychology","self-improvement","spiritual","stress","water","wisdom","zen"],"id":92468,"author_id":"Alaric+Hutchinson"},{"text":"The mind is part of the body, not separate, and we must take care of our bodies and listen to them. Develop your mind and body, make goals and reach them. But have “no mind” when experiencing and learning. You will be more open to what is happening rather than fitting everything into stereotypes and preconceptions.","author":"Tushar Saxena","tags":["calming-the-mind","life-philosophy","peace-making","stereotypes"],"id":99505,"author_id":"Tushar+Saxena"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":27,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}