Quotes About Flexibility

You can't sail straight into the wind, and if you only know how to sail with the wind at your back, you will only go where the wind blows you. But if you know how to use the wind's energy and are patient, you can sometimes get where you want to go. You can still be in control

You discover that the boundaries of how far your body can stretch or how long you can hold a particular posture are not fixed or static. So your thoughts about what you can and can't do shouldn't be too fixed or static either, because

It is only when the mind is open and receptive that learning and seeing and change can occur.

Work at allowing more things to unfold in your life without forcing them to happen and without rejecting the ones that don't fit your idea of what "should" be happening.

Don't ever get to the point where you can't be taught because life is a classroom and everyone owns a pen.

My family never told me like you have to be one thing. What do you want to be when you grow up? They think it's the most ridiculous question. You can be many, many things.

I'm not one about trying to slow things down. What I try to do is create an atmosphere for my family where we can pretty much have whatever.

Unless you are a fortune-teller, long-term business planning is a fantasy.

Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.

Theories are just fantasies. And they change.

Being completely in control is a fantasy.

There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.

As my father [Jav?harl?l Nehr?] said, you have to keep an open mind, but you have to pour something into it - otherwise ideas slip away like sand between your fingers.

My father taught me how to substitute realities.

Never plan a picnic' Father said. 'Plan a dinner, yes, or a house, or a budget, or an appointment with the dentist, but never, never plan a picnic.

One of my great values that my father intuited, and indirectly taught me, is that you should always have a plan but be open to opportunity.

This is not your father's marketing. Instead of "do it right no matter what", search marketing demands that you "do it wrong quickly and then fix it".

Neither fear nor resist change - cultivate it.

There are times in life when you have to change your tune to keep harmony.

It is the inner strength not to stagnate or grow resistant to change but to stay open to new possibilities.

The only reason why things don't change, is because we are still stuck in our old rigid mind sets. Change your thoughts and watch how your life will change.

As much as you want to plan your life, it has a way of surprising you with unexpected things that will make you happier than you originally planned.

To avoid sufferings, one must learn to adapt, learn some flexibility and realize that Everything changes, and this is beautiful.

Set high expectations for yourself, but don't whine and be crushed if you don't get your way. Life is in motion, move with it.