First of all, you need to know that an emotion is only that — an emotion — even though it may be a big, strong one. You are so much bigger, so much m… - Thích Nhất Hạnh

[I]f an arrow hits you, you will feel pain in that part of your body where the arrow hit; and then if a second arrow comes and strikes exactly at the same spot, the pain will not be only double, it will become at least ten times more intense. The unwelcome things that sometimes happen in life — being rejected, losing a valuable object, failing a test, getting injured in an accident — are analogous to the first arrow. They cause some pain. The second arrow, fired by our own selves, is our reaction, our storyline, and our anxiety. All these things magnify the suffering

It is possible to live happily in the present moment. It is the only moment we have.

If you want to relax the worry-tightened muscles in your face, let the half smile come to your face. As the half smile appears, all the facial muscles begin to relax. The longer the half smile is maintained, the better. It is the same smile you see on the face