Quotes about Being Present Minded

“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

“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.” ~ Zig Ziglar

“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” ~ Mother Teresa

“Yesterday is a cancelled check; Tomorrow is a promissory note; Today is the only cash you have, so spend it wisely.” ~ Kim Lyons

“I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That’s were the fun is.” ~ Donald Trump

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom

“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.” ~ Groucho Marx