The Present Moment Quotes

“If we don’t find the magic to keep living on the bright side of life, we must cultivate our mindset. Let us learn to be grateful for the present moment, the morning dew enchanting our eyes, the random smile of uplifting people we encounter, and the happy flashes sprinkling our life canvas. Compassion to others and ourselves gives us a sense of belonging, fulfillment, and satisfaction, brightening up the sidewalk of our day. ("Côté cour…Côté jardin")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“It might sound like an unhappy ending, but only if you forget how many times during this story we've told you that someone laughed. How many really good now's is that?”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

“We do our real best only when we really do only to do.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Mindfulness is the art of experiencing the nonexistence of the past and the future.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Like the past, the future is merely an idea; a mere thought.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The illusion of time deceives us into thinking that life is going somewhere.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Our mind cannot be freed into the present moment while we are caged by the illusion of multitasking.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“We live life passively whenever we are not practicing mindfulness.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Yesterday is gone, its no more; Tomorrow will come, it's not yet; all you have is now. Give it your all”
― DJ Bwakali

“Time is merely an idea that we use to fill the gap between how things are and how they were.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Planning for, or worrying about, a particular portion of the future does not increase your chances of reaching it.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“That the past and the future are just ideas is proven by the undeniable fact that not being in the present moment is a mental phenomenon.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“We envy toddlers the most for pretty much always living fully in the present moment, and for having the courage to laugh for absolutely no reason.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Truly paying attention to something or someone makes it or them seem as big as the universe.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Time is an illusion we suffer from whenever we are not practicing mindfulness.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Not being in the present moment is so adultish.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The present moment is as old as existence … and as long as eternity.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The past happened, and the future will happen, now.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“A memory is an echoing of what was once happening.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The greatest contribution that can ever be made to the human race has already been made through the invention of meditation.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“When they are awake, the spiritually asleep—the vast majority of people—are under the illusion of stepping into, or out of, the present moment.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“More than half of sexual pleasure comes from being in the present moment.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“We have always been, and will forever be, stood up by the future.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The present moment is all that reality was, is, and will forever be made of.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Not even for a moment can you be in the present moment while regret or hope is present in you.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“What is happening is both reality and reality in the making.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Being in a hurry gives us the illusion of doubling the length of every second.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The present moment is the entirety of reality.”
― @Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The passage of time is as real as the movement of an animated object.”
― @Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Shake off the heavy weight of what's finished
from your shoulders.
Throw away the hot coals in your hands.
Delight in new beginnings,
Delight in new possibilities,
Delight in the new opportunities to create.
Let the unexplored part of you come to life,
it always turns out better than before”
― Elelwani Anita Ravhuhali, The Voice Of Adequacy: Silencing Self-Doubt, Embracing Self-Love