Not fully present? 40 Useful Inspirational Quotes to Embrace the Moment

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Not every moment is created equally. Some days are filled with excitement and big progress, others are just slow. It’s easy to spend our time planning or worrying about what’s next instead of being fully present, savoring what’s actually happening next to us right now. Even if you are in the middle of expecting a result from something big, or when times are slow, these are things of the future and not something to worry about right now. Being present allows us to focus on what’s necessary at the moment, and not get caught up with something we did wrong in the past or worry about the future. Right now, it could be a time to enjoy your lunch, relax your tensed muscle, or a time to listen to what your family and coworker needs. Learn to be fully present to savor the beauty of each passing second with the 31 inspiring quotes from renowned philosophers, spiritual leaders, modern-day thinkers, and even cartoons and movies we have compiled below. Enjoy the moment now!

Why is it important to be fully present and enjoy the moment?

1. You can be more focused and make better decisions
2. You learn to process your emotions effectively even when they are difficult emotions. You will end up understanding yourself a lot better!
3. Studies have shown that present-moment awareness may help reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression
4. You learn engage fully with people around you 
5. It keeps you grounded and explore the beauty in each moment
6. You learn to be thankful for each moment, good or bad

Best being present & enjoy the moment quotes

1. Now is all we have got 

“Forever is composed of nows”

— Emily Dickinson

2. Now is a present

Yesterday, is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That is why it’s called the present.”

— Master Oogway, Kung Fu Panda

3. Every moment is a pleasant one

“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it”

—Thich Nhat Hanh

4. See what wise thikers has to say about the the only moment we have

“Realize deeply the present moment is all you will ever have”

— Eckhart Tolle

“The present moment. is powerful Goddess

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

6.  “The only time you ever have in which to learn anything or see anything or feel anything, or express any feeling or emotion, or respond to an event, or grow, or heal, is this moment, because this is the only moment any of us ever gets. You’re only here now; you’re only alive in this moment.” 

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

7. The secret to enjoy the moment

“Enjoy the moment. How? Don’t spend your time in perpetual planning. Or perpetual worry. Or perpetual whatever.Instead, just enjoy the moment.”

—Joshua Millburn

8. “Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.” – Corita Kent

9.  “One day at a time—this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has yet to come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.” – Ida Scott Taylor

10.  “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha

Want some examples of how to enjoy each moment you are in? This article Renewed and Present: My Experience in Mongolia as a Nomad goes perfectly with these living in the moment quotes! 

11. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” – Amit Ray

12. “Wherever you are, be there totally.” – Eckhart Tolle

13. “The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

(I like this one so much, it’s like “now” is the portal!!)

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

15. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln
16. Every big success, is in fact, a built-up from small moments happening now”

Constance C., Founder of The Sunny Club

17. “Don’t let the past steal your present.” – Terri Guillemets

18. “The present moment is perfect, regardless of whether you like it or not.” – Byron Katie

(The more I think this way, the moment I observe that every moment happened right when it needed to happen. Haha, is it just me?)

19. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu

20.  “The present moment is always full of infinite possibilities. It contains everything you need.” – Deepak Chopra

21. “Sometimes you need to sit lonely on the floor in a quiet room in order to hear your own voice and not let it drown in the noise of others.” ― Charlotte Eriksson

22. Life is not an endless circle. It has a beginning and end. Enjoy each moment until you reach the end.

― unknown

23. “The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but your thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is.” 

—  Eckhart Tolle

24. “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no otherland; there is no other life but this.” – Henry David Thoreau

25. Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.

Tennessee Williams

Short Quotes about living the moment

26. “Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” 

— Mother Teresa

27. “The power is in the present moment. Right here, right now.” – Oprah Winfrey

28. “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

29. “Enjoy today. It is one of the “good old days” you will miss in the future!”

— Etta Sawyerr

30. We don’t remember days, we remember moments

How true is that? We don’t usually remember calendar dates of the best times we experienced!

31. 30. Live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find eternity in each moment.”

— Henry David Thoreau

Beautiful quotes about focusing on the present moment

32. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault

33. Sums up perfectly what’s life all about

“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next.”

— Gilda Radner

34. To become mindfully aware of our surroundings is to bring our thinking back to our present moment reality and to the possibility of some semblance of serenity in the face of circumstances outside our ability to control.

35. Everything is a memory, except now, you can create the future you want

Constance, founder of The Sunny Club

36. Hope is the magic carpet that transports us from the present moment into the realm of infinite possibilities.

H. Jackon Brown Jr.

37 We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.

Mary McDonnell

38. “Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can’t relive it; and we can hope for the future, but we don’t know if there is one.”

– George Harrison.

39. Being present improves our ability to cope with negative emotions like fear and anger. It strengthens are ability to be aware of these emotions and avoid downward spiralling

Courtney Ackerman, M.A., Author & Writer of Positive Psychology

40“The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.”

– Robert Holden.

My heart is filled with gratitude and hope for being able to experience life now.

Did these quotes helped you open up a portal to create the best possible version of yourself? Let me know if the comments below