A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness Quotes

“People who believe they can change or control everything are usually in a great deal of pain, because this is simply not possible.” - Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“Paradoxically, this practice of complaining increases clients’ suffering. The more they detail their complaints, the more they focus their attention upon the complaints.” - Shoma Morita, M.D.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“Do you know that most of our suffering doesn’t exist in the present moment?”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“universe which is vibrant and breathing with life. The universe wants us to dance, but we are too self-absorbed to hear the invitation.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“happiness is associated with an outward focus.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“You (that’s me) are not the center of the universe.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“you become more skillful in accepting your feelings, you may find that they don’t have the power over your life that you once thought they had.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“When you try to stop your thinking, it means you are bothered by it. Do not be bothered by anything.” —Shunryu Suzuki Roshi”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“Sometimes life (or God, Buddha or some Higher Power) has a better idea of what needs to happen than we do.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“Much of the suffering that occurs in relationships is related to our efforts to try and control other people. The alternative is to accept them as they are -- an option which is much more compatible with loving them.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“Generally, we think of acceptance as being in opposition to action. But Morita's view of acceptance is that it is an important element of action. In fact, we might say that acceptance of our internal human condition, as well as external conditions -- is at the very heart of action.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“Resistance is the fundamental operating mechanism of what we call ego – resisting life causes suffering.” - Pema Chodron”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“When we are so caught up in our idealized views about how we should be, we cannot accept things as they are.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“Mental wellness also requires skill. We usually don't think of mental health as an area that requires us to learn skills.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“While you practice, you translate what you know intellectually into skills.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“let us consider the two elements of mental wellness in which the body exerts its greatest influence on the mind: exercise (moving our bodies) and diet (feeding our bodies).”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“This sense of entitlement deprives us of the joy and appreciation we might otherwise experience when encountering the gifts and blessings of life.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“If you don’t notice how the world is supporting you, it’s hard to be grateful.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“Naikan can help ground you in your factual existence, which can give you a very different perspective on your life. A grateful perspective. A humbling perspective. A realistic perspective.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“We have to be willing to acknowledge our errors, transgressions, shortcomings and even our selfishness. Generally we think of this as a very unpleasant inquiry.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“One of them is the moral inventory that is recommended in the 4th step of Alcoholic’s Anonymous 12 step program.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“reflection opens up great possibilities for acceptance, understanding and conflict resolution in our most meaningful relationships.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“. Self-reflection can open our eyes to the true nature of our life psychologically, spiritually and practically, as we consider our relationships with others.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“commitment, persistence and practice you can make significant changes in the way you use your attention. You can improve your concentration, your mental health, your intimate relationships, and your spiritual practice. What’s at stake is nothing less than your experience of life itself.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“Shifting our attention, from self-focused to outward-focused, depends a lot on the mental state we are in at any given moment.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“awareness of that fact that becomes the jumping off point for beginning to develop our ability to work with our attention skillfully.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“improve our attention skills, we have to take the lead on where we put our attention.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“Fortunately, there’s an antidote to this problem – start paying attention to the world . . . in detail.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“There is an old Buddhist term, ocho, which means overcoming by going around.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness

“It empowers us to move forward with our life without waiting for our internal experience to change. It’s not hard to take action when you are motivated, enthusiastic, and energized.”
― Gregg Krech, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness