Quotes about Being Present Minded

“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.” ~ Dalai Lama

“Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.” ~ Barbara De Angelis

“Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.” ~ Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

“The first rule of focus is this: ‘Wherever you are, be there.'” ~ Unknown Author

“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“Practice works because practice gives us a chance to relax enough to make smart choices.” ~ Seth Godin

“Beginning today, I will create a new future by creating a new me. No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over squandered time and lost opportunity. I can do nothing about the past. My future is immediate. I will grasp it in both hands and carry it with running feet. When I am faced with the choice of doing nothing or doing something, I will always choose to act! I seize this moment. I choose now.” ~ Andy Andrews

“When you actively engage in gradually refining yourself, you retreat from your lazy ways of covering yourself or making excuses. Instead of feeling a persistent current of low-level shame, you move forward by using the creative possibilities of this moment, your current situation.” ~ Epictetus, The Art of Living

“Moving forward is not based upon your past; your future is exclusively determined by the decisions you make now, in this moment.” ~ Mike Michalowicz

“Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen. I live for the moment. I play for the moment.” ~ Michael Jordan

“Anxiety is nothing but repeatedly re-experiencing failure in advance. What a waste.” ~ Seth Godin

“You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can decide how you’re going to live now.” ~ Joan Baez

“Learn from the past. Prepare for the future. Perform in the present.” ~ Gary Mack, Mind Gym

“When you are playing your game right on time, in the present, you perform at your best. Why? Because in the present, there is no pressure. Pressure is created by anxieties about the future and remembered failures from the past.” ~ Gary Mack, Mind Gym

“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our window today.” ~ Unknown

“We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s dam is the history we make today.” ~ Henry Ford

“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” ~ Jim Rohn

“Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.” ~ W. A. Ward