The Present Moment Quotes
This is what storytelling gets you. You make things up that aren't real, and then get upset when they don't turn out as expected.
Life is a dance. Mindfulness is witnessing that dance.
Do not allow what you long for...., prevent you from enjoying the moment. Be joyful in the present, at the appointed time your wish will be granted.
Mindfulness is not chasing the moment but beautifying the moment.
Each moment means a new possibility. Mindfulness is not resisting things to happen but allowing life to unfold its wings.
We cannot change the past. We can only take action in the present and, therefore, change the future.
You invoke a new futurewhen you envision your pastin the light of your present.
Worry does not keep it from raining tomorrow, but it does keep it from being sunny today.
Let it shine, the light in you. Oh, and that's delighting me! Various colors shining through. Elated, it fills my soul with ecstasy.
Mindfulness is not a mechanical process. It is developing a very gentle, kind, and creative awareness to the present moment.
This is the only truth in the world that was necessary yesterday, is necessary today, and will continue to be necessary tomorrow: be conscious of now.
The most inspirational feeling I can come up with is.......The feeling of presence.
Don't get caught in "Waiting". When I 'Get This' then I will be able to fully 'Live'. Escape the time dominant mind by fully being here 'NOW'.
Life is a pilgrimage. Each moment is to be lived in depth, because each moment contains God, hidden within it.
Live in the mysterious. Accepting and being fully at peace with not knowing what's going to happen in the future will allow us to be fully present and more peaceful in the present.
Prayer is meeting with God. It's checking in, saying I am here, You are here. It is the present moment.
Wherever you are, be there. If you can be fully present now, you’ll know what it means to live.
Every moment is auspicious. There is always some magic in it.
The true definition of mental illness is when the majority of your time is spent in the past or future, but rarely living in the realism of NOW.
Today if anything is trying to hold you back, give no attention to it. Get your hopes up, get your faith up, look up, and get ready to rise up.
Take it easy. Live life- one day at a time. It is only when we add the regrets of 'yesterday' and worries of the 'future' to the 'present' that we end up complicating things...
The past is set down in a thousand thousand indelible scrolls. But the future is a blank parchment forever in wait of a present.
If you are happy with your present time, you will look at your past with happy eyes even if you have had a sad past!
Take time for yourself. If you feel guilty eating lunch away from yourdesk or lingering in a bath, let the deprogramming begin.
He who knows the past well can best explain the present and can tell the probable certainties and uncertainties of the future better
Don't let your 'future success' dim the beauty and light that's in front of you right now.
The present moment is the only one that matters, and what you are doing right now is as delightful as anything else.
When you beat a drum, you create NOW, when silence becomes a sound so enormous and alive it feels like you're breathing in the clouds and the sky, and your heart is the rain and the thunder.
I’ve noticed that most of us don’t realize how important this moment is. They take it for granted, know it’s brief and think that it can’t change anything. But I think it can change it all.
When you travel, be fully present in the place of voyage.
Witnessing is not flowing with the current of the river but observing the flow from the bank of the river.
Witnessing is the alchemy of enlightenment. It can transform mud into gold.
Enlightenment is the moment when you are most alive and most compassionate.
What can you talk to sky? Just nothing...simply enjoy the vastness and magnanimity. What can you talk to ocean? Nothing....enjoy the waves.
If you're always racing to the next moment, what happens to the one you're in? Slow down and enjoy the moment you're in and live your life to the fullest.
Mindful living is a conscious way of living – noticing the beauty of life in every moment.
In every bend of time there is some surprise, joy and beauty. Mindfulness is the light to discover it.
No ideals. No illusions. Just reality - but more perfect than you’ve ever imagined. That’s what being mindful and living in the present means.
The only true thing is what's in front of you right now.
Bravery is the choice to show up and listen to another person, be it a loved one or perceived foe, even when it is uncomfortable, painful, or the last thing you want to do.