Mindful Melter Gifts

'Now relax and imagine your body slowly melting into the ground.'

"Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink in the wild air." — Ralph Waldo Emerson "Catch tennis balls in the mouth." — Me

'I guess my brain just started to really care about itself.'

"I have a recurring nightmare that I've taken a test, and the professor won't give me an 'A'."

"I keep telling myself I've got to slow down."

"I feel off. I want to feel off and running."

'Are you not thinking what I'm not thinking?'

I want a calendar where every day says here and now

"How's everything here? Let's start with your earliest childhood memories."

Yoga To-Do

Go ahead and dissect me

"Don’t think of that tennis ball as lost. Think of it as finally free."

2 + 2 = 4. 2 x 2 = 4. Oh, I get it! It's a Zen thing!

The power of the brain

'I don't know why Doc, but my life is really upside down...'

"We all go a bit crackers over Christmas, just try to pull yourself together."

'I've told you time and again, if you didn't east so fast, you wouldn't swallow so much flotsam.'

'I've lost the urge to repeat everything...'

"You are responsible for editing your thoughts. I'm just here to audit them."

'You are being haunted by the spirit of a slimmer, trimmer, you.'

"You what? Well, you darn well ought to have a guilt complex"

"Half-full. Those were the days."

"Sugar, trans fats, and an adorable dead baby lamb. Cash back?"

'Your problems are caused by all-or- nothing thinking. It's either that, or you don't have any problems.'

'It's called doctor-patient confidentiality. In layman's terms, you're paying me to keep my mouth shut.'

'I always answer their questions with a question - it drives them nuts!'

'You should now feel relaxed and at one with your whole body.'

Exercise vs Laxative.

'No booze, no red meat, easy on the carbs...I've given up living so I can live longer.'

"You've got to want to connect the dots, Mr. Michaelson."

"I worry that some people find me boring"

"If I didn't worry all the time what would I do with myself?"

'I don't know how you stand listening to people's problems all of the time, Doctor Barnes.'

"You've got an inferiority complex, alright, but what's worse is...it's not a very good one."

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with worrying that you forget something."