Don’t judge. I used to buy underwear because I didn’t do my laundry.

I used to meditate all the time in bed. That was when I was raising my daughter, and I’d get her up and off to school, and then I would go back to bed and meditate. And then I would do the same in the evening, and that was very good for that period because I had so many things to juggle as a single mother.

I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.

There’s no substitute for the practice of meditation.

I make decisions all day, so it’s nice for a woman like me to go to dinner and have the man take the menu and say, ‚Let me order.‘ Other women would be offended by that, but I’m like, ‚Good. Because I can’t make one more decision today.‘ I want someone to rub my feet without being asked.

It’s very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.

I bought some batteries, but they weren’t included.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‚to do‘ list.

I don’t have emotional needs, only physical ones.

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

With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else’s ideas about you, but what’s important is how you feel about yourself – for survival and living day to day with what comes up.

Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.

I never do anything that I don’t want to do.

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.

A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.

The dieting wars have got to stop.

I try not to go around looking like a hag.

Meditation is a great way to keep my body well-centered while juggling shooting schedules and recording sessions.

One thing that I tell people all the time is, ‚I’m not going to answer a call from you after nine o’clock at night or before nine o’clock in the morning unless it’s an emergency.‘

I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.

I’m addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day.

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.

A lot of times, people feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue to take advantage of them or not take responsibility for what they did wrong.

Guarding your heart and protecting your dignity are a little bit more important than clarifying the emotions of someone who’s only texting you back three words. I’ve learned that from trying to figure out people who don’t deserve to be figured out.

Have fun in your command. Don’t always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you’ve earned it, spend time with your families.

When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.

It’s physical. If you keep on writing for three years, every day, you should be strong. Of course you have to be strong mentally, also. But in the first place you have to be strong physically. That is a very important thing. Physically and mentally you have to be strong.

One cannot become a saint when one works sixteen hours a day.

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work.

I think every entertainer’s had nights when things go wrong. I mean you can’t remember everything all the time, and especially if you’re having hard times personally, things going on that you – you know, and then people make it worse. And that makes you feel worse.

Exercise is really important to me – it’s therapeutic. So if I’m ever feeling tense or stressed or like I’m about to have a meltdown, I’ll put on my iPod and head to the gym or out on a bike ride along Lake Michigan with the girls.

People shop for a bathing suit with more care than they do a husband or wife. The rules are the same. Look for something you’ll feel comfortable wearing. Allow for room to grow.

I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody’s life.

I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.

If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate. It means to think of something over and over.

The wish for healing has always been half of health.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

One of the things I realized is that if you do not take control over your time and your life, other people will gobble it up. If you don’t prioritize yourself, you constantly start falling lower and lower on your list, your kids fall lower and lower on your list.

Right now I’m just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long bath.

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.

I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started.

Being happy is a matter of personal taste.

I put cocoa butter all over my face and my iconic belly and my arms and legs. Why live rough? Live smooth.

One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter.

I look at other people’s lives, and some people feel like they’re too old to play with toys. But I still go through the toy section at the store, ‚cause there were toys that I wanted when I was little that I couldn’t have. So I still get them.

I am particularly drawn to the form of meditation called Japa. I know it works.

To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.

Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone. You must take action to make changes and stop doing whatever is causing the stress. You can learn to calm down in the way you handle things.

By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself.

However great may be the work for which we are responsible, we will always do well if we pause to spend time in sacred praise.

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.

I’ve tried everything. I’ve done therapy, I’ve done colonics. I went to a psychic who had me running around town buying pieces of ribbon to fill the colors in my aura. Did the Prozac thing.

I always teach myself calm and visualization stuff.

After the first day of practice, there’s not one guy who’s playing at 100 percent or who feels great. Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day – it just hurts.

Making music is like shopping for me. Every song is like a new pair of shoes.

I think it’s so important for girls to love themselves and to treat their bodies respectfully.

Become slower in your journey through life. Practice yoga and meditation if you suffer from ‚hurry sickness.‘ Become more introspective by visiting quiet places such as churches, museums, mountains and lakes. Give yourself permission to read at least one novel a month for pleasure.

Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.