The responses of friendliness, compassion, and appreciation that I felt...--all situational permutations of basic goodwill--depended on my mind's being relaxed and alert enough to notice both what was happening around me and what was happening as my internal response. [p.50]
Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life (ed. Ballantine Books, 2008) - ISBN: 9780345513014