Seeing my children in the morning as they come down from their bedrooms makes my heart come alive. There's just no better moment in my day. Kevin Griffin More Quotes by Kevin Griffin More Quotes From Kevin Griffin Happiness does not come from the things that we have but the abandoning of things that we cling to, by letting go of the attachments to things we don't want. Kevin Griffin attachment doe letting-go The spiritual experience isn’t one of filling ourselves up— with either religious or intellectual beliefs—but of emptying ourselves so that we can experience what is, directly, unfiltered. Kevin Griffin intellectual religious spiritual That perfect day, that magic moment that we're all waiting for, is right now. Kevin Griffin magic-moments perfect-days waiting When you have children, it's like having your heart beating outside your chest. You can drive yourself crazy wanting to protect them and make sure that nothing harms them. It's a feeling of vulnerability that you can't get around sometimes. Kevin Griffin crazy heart children Biggest lesson? Discovering that the less I think about myself and the more I think about what I can do for others, the more I get out of life. Ultimately, it makes me a happier person. You have to give it away if you want to get it back. After all, humility isn't thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. Kevin Griffin humility thinking-of-you giving We are all the same. We have the same hopes, fears, strengths, and weaknesses. Kevin Griffin strength-and-weakness weakness When I'm really stressed emotionally, I say to myself that there's only so much I can do to change things. Life happens on life's terms. Then, I go for a run. Kevin Griffin life-happens stressed running I have about four different endeavors I'm going after right now. They all excite me in different ways. I'm all about keeping as many irons in the fire as possible. I'm writing music, trying to write a book (aren't we all?), putting a festival together, speaking... It keeps life interesting. Kevin Griffin iron writing book I wake up early enough every morning to have some alone time. I have an app called Simply Being that's made for meditation. I do that for 5-10 minutes in the morning. Somehow, it helps make the chaos of life have some sort of definition. Exercise, too, keeps me able to deal with everything and not get too stressed. Kevin Griffin up-early exercise morning
