Presence Quotes

"The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately."

- Seneca

"How might things have been different if he spoke only one sentence? And that sentence could have been “Jude, are you trying to kill yourself?” or “Jude, you need to tell me what’s going on,” or “Jude, why do you do this to yourself?” Any of those would have been acceptable; any of those would have led to a larger conversation that would have been reparative, or at the very least preventative."

- Hanya Yanagihara

"I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less."

- Anna Quindlen

"The best thing to spend on your children is time."

- Louise Hart

"The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now."

- James Baldwin

"Life is available only in the present moment."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

"Live every act fully, as if it were your last."

- Buddha

"I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, not just for tomorrow, but in the here and now."

- Carl Sandburg

"I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's where the fun is."

- Donald Trump

"Do not think of me as gone. I am with you still in each new dawn."

- Native American Poem

"And He is with you wherever you are."

- Quran 57:4

"There's no glory in climbing a mountain if all you want to do is to get to the top. It's experiencing the climb itself - in all its moments of revelation, heartbreak, and fatigue - that has to be the goal."

- Karyn Kusama

"'What day is it?', asked Winnie the Pooh. 'It’s today,' squeaked Piglet. 'My favourite day,' said Pooh."

- A. A. Milne

"It’s by writing… by stepping back a bit from the real thing to look at it, that we are most present."

- Alison Bechdel

"Now it's the little moments that stop me in my tracks, because that's what life is all about."

- Joanna Gaines

"Happy Wednesday! The weekend is getting closer, but don’t rush today—there’s still time to make something great happen."

"Life is too short, make every moment memorable."

"Don’t ruin a good day by thinking about the possibility of a bad day in the future. Just enjoy the present moment :)"

"Know that life can only be found in the present moment."

"Only the present moment contains life."

"The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life."

"The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth."

"To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now."

"To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past. But you are still grounded in the present moment."

"If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything."

"Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life."

"Your true home is in the here and the now."

"Enjoy every moment because today is Friday."

- Anonymous

"Friendship is not about things, it’s about moments."

"You are never alone when you have a friend."