I thought my book was done, then we went to Hawaii and the whole last chapter happened.

I was taken by the romanticism of being thought of as an adult and living in a world that was completely new to me. I fell in love with acting then... view

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I've known for years that you're supposed to be present. I know that thinking about what's happened or thinking about what I want is not going to get me anywhere, but until I quit doing it I'm not present... view

By: Mariel Hemingway

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I think that growth and spiritual awareness come in slow increments. Sometimes you don't know it's happening... view

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I loved acting when I was doing it, but getting the jobs I didn't understand because I'd never had to do it. That was a difficult lesson for me. It was very humbling and very bizarre... view

By: Mariel Hemingway

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Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body... view

By: Mariel Hemingway

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I think we should be passionately curious about what we do... view

By: Mariel Hemingway

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I got back into the position of taking care of my husband, which is what I'd learned that I couldn't really do: you can love and make things okay to a certain extent, but you can't fix. I didn't quite learn that until the kayaking incident. It became so clear then... view

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The other thing is surrounding yourself with people that care for you. These are simple things, but they're powerful, and they've completely transformed who I am and how I perceive myself... view

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A lot of exercise is mindless.. view

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I'm not that old, and I haven't lived a life so far from the ordinary, really... view

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What I wasn't prepared for were the feelings of anxiety that it stirred in me. I wasn't prepared for the initial feeling of I don't want to have to do that again. I was scared... view

By: Mariel Hemingway

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