Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

To me, the heart of the ministry lies in being able to help deeply distressed people, not because of your own qualities but because you represent Christ. ”

Once or twice, I've taken the Gideon Bible out of the drawer, opened it at random, and found myself stuck in the middle of a genealogical list. And that's when I thought: why not cherry-pick the best bits, passages that people can actually use? ”

It's so easy for all the success in the world to suddenly end, and I'm quite aware of that. ”

Traveling the road can be quite tiresome. ”

The piano is an instrument that can easily sound overly thick, and I love to think that I can work with textures - particularly the inner textures inside the melody or the bass line. There is an analogy there with painting; I love paintings where you see colour underneath the colour and, underneath that, more texture and shape. ”

The things I do outside of playing the piano are done out of an inner necessity, not just because I want to try my hand at different things. ”

One of the things that touches me most when I play for an audience is that although we may be unable to communicate in words or have diametrically opposed views on hot-button issues, while the music sounds we can be at peace, we can be friends. The vibrations that fill an auditorium have no passports, and they unite ears when hearts may be divided. ”

I was very quick; I did nothing but play the piano apart from being at school. I was at home with my mother, saying, 'Go out and get some fresh air.' No, I wanted to play the piano all the time I could. I was completely obsessed. ”

It's been exciting to be able to go forward with stuff without 10,000 people saying, It should be like this. ”

I have an adult emotional life and an editing system inside me which prevents me from being preposterously stupid. ”