The Present Quotes
Positive thinkers create large pictures of what they want in their minds and can predict the future from the present.
I would alter nothing of the journey made for it is in this road travelled that the sweetest of lessons are learnt.
To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you revisit it, analyze it, regret it, or sweat it…it’s over. It can hurt you no more.
Pause & Remember- If you empty yourself of yesterday's sorrows, you will have much more room for today's joy.
A big group of daily friends or a white painted house with bills and mirrors, are not a necessity to me—but an intelligent conversation while sharing another coffee, is.
A feeling of joy if not shared or tasted is a waste of a chance to be embraced.
Freedom, joy or bliss doesn't come from the situation that we think we should be, but it derives from the one that we are already in.
Every pain, addiction, anguish, longing, depression, anger or fearis an orphaned part of usseeking joy, some disowned shadow wanting to returnto the lightand homeof ourselves.
When you travel, be fully present in the place of voyage.
Everybody is equally weak on the inside, just that some present their ruins as new castles and become kings –
An important part of deciding where we want to go, as a society and culture, is knowing where we have come from, and indeed, how far we have come.
It stands to reason that anyone who learns to live well will die well. The skills are the same: being present in the moment, and humble, and brave, and keeping a sense of humor. (361)
I cannot place the luxury of thought towards tomorrow as I am consumed by living for today.
When I think of what I already lived through it seems to me I was shedding my bodies along the paths.
Our actions in the present build the staircase to the future. The question is whether that staircase is going up or down.
If it wasn’t possible to reinvent the past in such a way as to make it conform to the present’s cheerful view of the way things ought to have been, why bother living?
Someone who doesn’t know if tomorrow will come would rather live every day twice than live it once.
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.
The better you become as each day goes by, the more you heap dust upon you past until you completely bury it. No matter how obnoxious it was
By taking control of the present, you are choosing to alter the past you are making for yourself, and your future too.
We can help the next generation, with the stories we write today.
My happiness with the future and the present depends on my ability to let the past go and make peace with it.
Each of us is the best we can be when we are fully present, focused yet relaxed, curious yet non-judgmental, committed yet flexible.
You cannot do what's important now for you if your mind cannot accept what is happening in this present moment.
When you are present, you are not needy.
When you are authentic without an intent to harm others, you give yourself an awesome feeling which is the feeling of self-love.
There is one undeniable truth about our body: it only exists in the present moment.
The Paradox of Change: People can only change when they feel accepted as they are now. Dr. Arnold Beisser Pg 220
...as long as you are motivated by the approval of others, you cannot know with confidence whether the decisions you are making in your life are what's right for you... pg 102
We are not slaves of the past, nor servants of the present, but masters of the future.
Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story, who you choose to be.-Soothsayer
There's so much to write. Where should I start?I texted my old Jiko this question, and she wrote me back this:'You should start where you are
