Present In The Moment Quotes

Take time for yourself. If you feel guilty eating lunch away from your
desk or lingering in a bath, let the deprogramming begin. — Gina Greenlee

Stale artifacts of the past' are always 'active components of the present moment' when they are experienced in the present moment. — Walter Darby Bannard

No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always set our compass to our highest intentions in the present moment — Jack Kornfield

The message is that ultimate meaning is to be found in this present moment, infusing our everyday lives, here and now. — James H. Austin

Prayer is meeting with God. It's checking in, saying I am here, You are here. It is the present moment. — J.R. Rim

Self-observation helps us to refocus within, to balance ourselves and to be in the present moment ... — Jacqueline Ripstein

Being in the moment means not being distracted by the melodrama and hysteria around you. Present-moment awareness allows solutions to emerge. — Deepak Chopra

Don't live in the past, don't ponder about the future, stay at the PRESENT moment NOW ... always. — Mark Twain

All we have is now, this moment. If you live in the future, you'll miss things, right here, right now, and you'll regret it later. — Jessica Therrien

The only man who knows just what he thinks at the present moment is the man who hasn't done any new thinking in the past ten years. — Susan Glaspell

Live your life in the NOW. Right NOW, THIS minute, THIS second. — Kasi Kaye Iliopoulos

The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears. — Eckhart Tolle

Be present in all things and thankful for all things. — Maya Angelou

The verses are meant to help us to bring our awareness back to what's happening in the present moment. — Thich Nhat Hanh

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. — Lidiya K.

We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing. — R.D. Laing

An open and receptive attention to and awareness of what is occurring in the present moment — Matt Peplinski

The ego could be defined simply in this way: a dysfunctional relationship with the present moment. — Eckhart Tolle

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present. — Eckhart Tolle

A present moment in time, is defined by the observation of our actions, as much as it is undefined by the intent of our inaction. — Vincent De Villeperdue

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life. — Eckhart Tolle

Witness the choices you make in every moment. The best way to prepare for any moment in the future is to be fully conscious in the present. — Deepak Chopra

An emotionally locked person refuses to let go of their sad memories and live in the now. — Kilroy J. Oldster

I pretend I'm fighting to live in the present but really I'm having an affair with the past every secret moment. — Jillian Lauren

There is one respect in which beasts show real wisdom ... their quiet, placid enjoyment of the present moment. — Arthur Schopenhauer

There's no fear of future in the song of life, just the ever-joyful present moment. — Orson Scott Card

Mindfulness encourages us to exist in the present moment. — Anne Williams

I need to stay in the present and use that new-age mantra: 'I'm okay right now.' But I worry about all the things I'm failing at every moment. — Jonathan Ames

The only time is Now. All other times - past, present, and parallel - can be accessed in this moment of Now, and may be changed for the better. — Robert Moss

Suffering can thus be seen in large part as a kind of resistance or reactivity to the pain of the present moment. (p. 74) — Donald Rothberg

Being in the present moment, one can step outside the mechanical train of life, and this is where the inner revolution begins. — Belsebuub

The past is not lost. An image from years ago remained present somewhere in the fourth dimension and it reached you just in that moment. — Isaac Bashevis Singer

Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy. — Sarah Ban Breathnach

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. — Abraham Lincoln

That's the good thing about it. Nothing counts except what's goin' on around you. — H.L. Davis

Connecting to the feelings in your body brings you back into present-moment awareness. — Deepak Chopra

In every bend of time there is some surprise, joy and beauty. Mindfulness is the light to discover it. — Amit Ray

Seize the day, then let it go. — Marty Rubin

When I make the effort to pay attention to the sights, sounds and sensations around me, I'm encouraging myself to live in the present moment. — Deepak Chopra

You don't have to die to enter nirvana or the Kindgom of God. You only have to dwell deeply in the present moment, right now. — Thich Nhat Hanh

As you awaken, the present moment becomes your home. You still play in the world of time, but you're not identified with the story unfolding there. — Leonard Jacobson

Life happened in the past. Life will happen in the future, but life is happening at this moment. Live in this moment. Seize this moment! — Debasish Mridha

Life is only available in the present moment. — Nhat Hanh

Spiritual dating requires you both to have the ability to stay present in the moment and expand together. — Amy Leigh Mercree

God is a God of the present. God is always in the moment, be that moment hard or easy, joyful and painful. — Henri Nouwen

Much of directing [a movie] is not directing but just listening and being present in the moment and just keeping your eyes open. — Rian Johnson

If you could travel back in time to the present moment, what would you do differently? — Robert Breault

dwell deeply in the present moment. — Thich Nhat Hanh

I live in the present moment. — Stacy Keibler

The fact is, that life is too short to be occupied by aught but the present - hope and remembrance are equally a waste of time. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon

The only link between Literature and the Drama left to us in England at the present moment is the bill of the play. — Oscar Wilde

The only true thing is what's in front of you right now. — Ramona Ausubel

As long as you're fully present in what you're doing at the moment, you're doing it. — Vanessa Paradis

A mind in the present moment is meditation. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Right now, Prophet was all goddamned his, all here and present in the moment, and Tom planned to keep it that way. Quickly, — S.E. Jakes

Memories are painful and beautiful; wisdom is wonderful. When I am living in the present moment, I use wisdom and enjoy the memories of the past. — Debasish Mridha

The best gift we can have is living in the present moment and really enjoying it for what it is; and, not being in our heads and getting sidetracked. — Amy Smart

Learning how to recognize and act on your Inner Knowing is the greatest tool for discovering what's important now by living in the present. — John Kuypers

Live in the present moment and find your interest and happiness in the things of today. — Emmet Fox

There is one undeniable truth about our body: it only exists in the present moment. — John Kuypers

Mindfulness is the art of being present in the moment, without passing judgement about your experience. — Rhena Branch

The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge. — Stephen Nachmanovitch

Take a deep breath. Get present in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second. — Greg McKeown

Breathing in, there is only the present moment.
Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Living in the moment works sometimes, but when alone, it clouds over your memories and dreams, and those are what I need to survive. — D.S. Mixell

We live lives of illusion and miss the incredible reality that exists in every present moment. — Marshall Stern

Be present and in the moment. — Alyssa Milano

Act with though awareness and love in the present moment then you will never need to worry about the thought of regret. — Matthew Donnelly

Acknowledge the present moment. It is the greatest present in your life. — Debasish Mridha

Active waiting means present fully to the moment, in the conviction that something is happening where you are and that you want to be present to it. — Henri Nouwen

Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment. — Thich Nhat Hanh

All that we are looking for in life - all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind - is right here in the present moment. — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

No matter how happy I had been in the past I do not long for it. The present is always the moment for which I love. — Jamaica Kincaid

No person that has ever felt the benefits of being present can consider himself a victim, or unhappy in any way. — Lidiya K.

The present is a great treasure, live in the present. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over. — Richard Carlson

To be optimistic is NOT a blind sentiment in regard to the reality of life; but a hopeful view for the present moment — Quetzal

This is an empirical claim: Look closely enough at your own mind in the present moment, and you will discover that the self is an illusion. — Sam Harris

Being present is being connected to All Things. — S. Kelley Harrell

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment. — Thich Nhat Hanh

The happiness about living in the present comes from utilizing all our power to affect the present moment. — K.J. Kilton

Past and future exist only in our memory. The present moment, though, is outside of time, it's Eternity. — Paulo Coelho

Happiness does not dwell in some past event or future experience. It is an emotion that can only be focused upon and enjoyed in the present moment. — D.S. Luca

We can't make up for lost time, but we can make room to share space. — T.F. Hodge

Put the past behind you, the present moment is all that matters, in the life of those who want to be happy. — Leon Brown

Shakespeare's exquisite imagining belies our total inability to live in the present moment. — Harold Bloom

God himself culminates in the present moment, and will never be more divine in the lapse of all the ages. — Henry David Thoreau

I have no time in the world but the time in which I am
and that lasts a moment and passes like a cloud. — Samuel Ha-Nagid

We have to keep an eye on the future with a sense of the past in every passing moment of the present. — Amanda Harlech

Life is a series of choices that are made in the present moment. — Darren Main

We try to live every moment like that, dwelling peacefully in the present moment, and respond to events with compassion. — Nhat Hanh

Instead of bracing yourself for the perils of the unknown, embrace the joy that is here, in your present moment. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

To be mindful is to keep your thoughts in the present moment. A mindful person does not look back with regret or forward with worry. — Hannah Robbins

By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better & prepare for a better future. — Nhat Hanh

It is not so much the grand dramas of our lives that transform us as it is
the tiny one-acts we produce in between. — Gina Greenlee

And you cannot move at all in Time, you cannot get away from the present moment. — H.G.Wells

Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware. — Nhat Hanh

Even as we live with the knowledge that each day might be our last, we don't want to believe it. — Sharon Salzberg

Appeasement is a vote to live in the present tense, to hold the comforts of the moment. — Mark Steyn

Work keeps you in the present moment. — Mehmet Murat Ildan