“I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.”— Abraham H. Maslow, amazon.com
“If you're going to make the past your present, be prepared for a lifetime of dust...”— Lily Graham, amazon.com
“Sometimes, I think one should only live in the present. The past is only a heavy burden to carry with you. And yet… it’s so hard to let them go… to forget… to move ahead…”— Danielle Steel, amazon.com
“It's so difficult, isn't it? To see what's going on when you're in the absolute middle of something? It's only with hindsight we can see things for what they are.”— S. J. Watson, amazon.com
“Tomorrow and plans for tomorrow can have no significance at all unless you are in full contact with the reality of the present, since it is in the present and only in the present that you live.”— Alan W Watts, amazon.com
“It is important that we know where we come from, because if you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're probably going wrong.”— Terry Pratchett, amazon.com
“Harness the power of today. Seize the blessings of today! Make something happen, enhance your life, make someone laugh, help a friend, love, love, love!”— Steve Maraboli, amazon.com
“The feeling I have reminds me of New Year’s Eve, when the countdown is coming and I’m not quite sure whether to grab my camera or just live in the moment.”— Emily Griffin, amazon.com
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!”— Charles Dickens, amazon.com
“It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present.”— Charles Dickens, amazon.com
“Our whole life it is the present and the present alone that we actually possess.”— Arthur Schopenhauer, amazon.com
“A man should avoid being led by the phantoms of his imaginary nothing.”— Arthur Schopenhauer, amazon.com
“A man should never let himself be master by the impressions of this moment or indeed the outward appearances at all.”— Arthur Schopenhauer, amazon.com
“Therefore we should always be glad of it and give it the welcome it deserves, and enjoy every hour that is bearable by its freedom from pain and annoyance with a full consciousness of its value.”— Arthur Schopenhauer, amazon.com
“The present alone is true and actual; it is the only time which possesses full reality and our existence lies in it exclusively.”— Epictetus, amazon.com