A Million Different Things Quotes

“The relaxation, benefit enough to justify the practice on its own, stayed with me most of the day. A calm shell settled over me. It faded, but I learned to boost it with mini-meditations as needed. Suddenly, I found that I was calmer than anyone else around me, no matter what was going on, and I mean, way calmer.”
― David Stone, A Million Different Things: Meditations of the World's Happiest Man

“So, one early morning, I eased into our big, blue chair, cats looking on, and stretched my legs in front of me. I tuned in to the tides of air passing back and forth through my lungs. Unlike Esther and Jerry, I didn’t set any kind of timer. Right from the beginning, I was able to sense thirty minutes reliably. Sometimes, I got into such a glide, flying away from a high cliff or racing across the galaxy, it was necessary to intentionally change conscious states to draw myself back to the superficial moment. Getting hooked didn’t take long. For me, meditation is like a big chunk of dark chocolate I can savor every day without weight gain or rotting teeth.”
― David Stone, A Million Different Things: Meditations of the World's Happiest Man

“Sit in a comfortable chair and listen to your breathing. What could be easier? I’ve never taken a training class or meditated with a group, always having been one who prefers my experiences to be free and clear.”
― David Stone, A Million Different Things: Meditations of the World's Happiest Man

“Yes, there is a God, but he doesn’t want you to think of him as relaxing in some remote postal zone where deliveries come only a couple of times a week. He’s right there, next to you, friendly and favorable as a puppy and packed with wisdom. You can join into God’s embrace in a single motion, whenever you want. It’s easy. In fact, you’re already and always there. You can’t be anywhere else.”
― David Stone, A Million Different Things: Meditations of the World's Happiest Man

“Ideas, like the one to write this book, pop up amid what we recognize as the flow of time. The more attuned we are to the calm center that transcends the illusion of flow, the more easily fertile ideas float to the surface.”
― David Stone, A Million Different Things: Meditations of the World's Happiest Man

“Decisions we make about it all create the texture and range of what we call our lives. Our decisions flavor our world. The facts are simple and daunting. Our array of choices is so broad, we never get the full breadth of them. In every moment, nonetheless, we have no choice but to decide, decide, decide, choices without end or interruption.”
― David Stone, A Million Different Things: Meditations of the World's Happiest Man