“The most precious thing we can give to one another is our presence, which contributes to the collective energy of mindfulness and peace.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh

"We are, generally, too busy, trying to squeeze more and more activities into less and less time. Consequently, we fail to savor, to enjoy, potential sources of the ultimate currency that may be all around us — whether it is our work, a class, a piece of music, the landscape, our soul mate, or even our children."

- Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier

"When there are too many competing demands on our time and attention, our ability to be present is diminished – and with it, our ability to appreciate and enjoy the experience."

- Nobert Schwartz

"Here’s the best way I know how to live in happiness: live in gratitude. When you are grateful to all you have and all you are right now, that is where happiness is born."

- Darren Hardy

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength."

- Corrie ten Boom

“The primary purpose of having a goal - a future purpose - is to enhance enjoyment of the present.”

- Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier

“There is only one time that is important: NOW! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power.”

- Leo Tolstoy

“Slow down, be more strategic, and say no more often.”

- Brendon Burchard, High Performance Habits

“Your entire life changes the day that you decide you will no longer accept mediocrity for yourself. When you realize that today is the most important day of your life. When you decide that now matters more than any other time. Because it is who you are becoming each day based on the decisions that you are making and the actions that you are taking, that is determining who you are going to be for the rest of your life."

- Hal Elrod, Miracle Morning for Real Estate Agents

“Remember, there’s no greatness in the future. Or clarity. Or insight. Or happiness. Or peace. There is only this moment.”

- Ryan Holiday, Stillness is the Key

“Life is too short to be in a hurry.”

- Thoreau

"Life is short, so decide to enjoy it. Instead of discontent, bring joy and honor to what you do. I promise you'll start feeling more alive, motivated, and fulfilled."

- Brendon Burchard, High Performance Habits

“If we have a destination in mind, if we more or less know where we are going, we are free to focus our full attention on making the most of where we are.”

- Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier

"If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves."

- Maria Edgeworth

"If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is be present in the present... gratefully.” 

- Maya Angelou

"Arguably the single most important factor in your quality of life is what we choose to focus on. This is true both in the short term, in that what you focus on in any given moment determines how you feel in any given moment, and it’s also true in the long term: what you focus on over an extended period of time determines what you do or don’t accomplish and create for your life. So your internal quality of life is based on what you’re focusing on in the moment, and your external quality of life in terms of your circumstances, your relationships, is based on what you focus on consistently over an extended period of time. The single most determining factor in your quality of life, both short term and long term, is what you focus on."

— Hal Elrod, Achieve Your Goals Podcast

"Being satisfied, then, doesn’t mean “settling”. It simply means accepting and taking pleasure in what is. It’s allowing yourself to feel contentment whether or not a thing is complete or “perfect”."

- Brendon Burchard, High Performance Habits

"Forever is composed of nows."

- Emily Dickinson

"The truth about success is that our ability to achieve extraordinary results in the future lies in stringing together powerful moments, one after the other. What you do in any given moment determines what you experience in the next. Your “present now” and all “future nows” are undeniably determined by the priority you live in the moment. The deciding factor in determining how you set that priority is who wins the battle between your present and future selves."

- Gary Keller & Jay Papasan, The ONE Thing

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson