If you know the techniques of mindful breathing, mindful walking, mindful smiling, you can bring your mind back to your body and you become truly alive. When mindfulness is there you are attentive to yourself, you are attentive to other people around you and understanding becomes possible, compassion becomes possible. If you don’t have enough peace and understanding and loving-kindness within yourself, your actions will not truly be for peace. ~Thich Nhat Hanh  Link to Google+