Present Moment Quotes

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present." "Live for today, hope for tomorrow" "This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play." "It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." "We fear the future because we are wasting today." "Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more." "The source of now is here." "Live every act fully, as if it were your last." "I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival because life is the moment we’re living now." "In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time." "You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present." "The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that." "I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you’re on it." "I never think of the future - it comes soon enough." "Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it." "We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now." "Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing." "Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life." "The past has no power over the present moment." "Don't let a mad world tell you that success is anything other than a successful present moment."