100 Inspiring Live in the Present Moment Quotes
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves to appreciate the good things in life today.
Many of us think usually think a lot about future plans, future goals and experiences or things we would like to have.
This can be a bad habit if you aren’t balancing your future thoughts and plans out by also living in the present moment.
Focusing entirely on the future can be a downer if your goals seem unachievable for a long while.
So finding ways to enjoy life today is important to keep a smile on your face and help you go to sleep at night without worrying.
A great way to practice mindfulness and live in the moment is by reading motivational words to help you along.
So, today I will share with you some powerful live in the moment quotes to give you some inspiration.
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100 Live in the Present Moment Quotes To Inspire You
1. “Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now.” – Eckhart Tolle
2. “Learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the present.” – Petra Nemcova
3. “I’m learning how to live in the present and be grateful for what’s working rather than look for the ‘what’s not working’ piece.” – Ali MacGraw
4. He said, “There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.” – Dalai Lama
5. “Stop waiting for Friday, for summer, for someone to fall in love with you, for life. Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for it and make the most of the moment you are in now.” – Unknown
6. “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.” – Lao Tzu
7. “What day is it?” “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favourite Day,” said Pooh – Piglet & Winnie the Pooh
8. “I’m fed up with someday. Of always looking forward. Of always wishing and waiting. Of concerning myself with the life I hope to happen over the one I am already living. I want to exist in the now. To be happy and satisfied here, with what I have and nothing else.” – Beau Taplin
9. “Be present. Make love. Make tea. Avoid small talk. Embrace conversation. Buy a plant, water it. Make your bed. Make someone else’s bed. Have a smart mouth, and quick wit. Run. Make art. Create. Swim in the ocean. Swim in the rain. Take chances. Ask questions. Make mistakes. Learn. Know your worth. Love fiercely. Forgive quickly. Let go of what doesn’t make you happy. Grow.” – Paulo Coelho
10. “Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life.” – Buddha
11. “Don’t let the sadness of your past and the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present.” – Unknown
12. “We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
13. “If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do love prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is be present in the present…Gratefully.” – Maya Angelou
14. “Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now.” – Eckhart Tolle
15. “I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.” – Alan Wilson Watts
16. “The best time for new beginnings is NOW.” – Unknown
17. “Trust in your deepest strength of all: to be present, to be wakeful.”
– Jon Kabat-Zinn
18. “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
19. “Live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – D.H. Lawrence
20. “Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.” – Montaigne
21. “Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.” – Sophocles
22. “To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you revisit it, analyze it, regret it, or sweat it…it’s over. It can hurt you no more.” – Mandy Hale
23. “Live in the present and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.” – Ida Scott Taylor
24. “You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.” ― Jan Glidewell
25. “Don’t let the past steal your present.” – Cherralea Morgen
26. “Letting go doesn’t just mean letting go of the past, but letting go of an unknown future; and embracing NOW.” ― Michelle Cruz-Rosado
27. “The present is life – all else is either memory or imagination.” ― Abhijit Naskar
28. “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” ― Alice Morse Earle
29. “The past has no power over the present moment.” ― Eckhart Tolle
30. “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar Khayyam
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31. “Remember that there is only one important time and it is Now. The present moment is the only time over which you have power.” – Leo Tolstoy
32. “Forever is composed of nows.” – Emily Dickinson
33. “Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.” – Earl Nightingale
34. “Enjoy today. It is one of the “good old days” you will miss in the future!” – Etta Sawyer
35. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” – Amit Ray
36. “Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.” – Jean de La Bruyère
37. “Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” – Mother Teresa
38. “People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” – Albert Einstein
39. “Past and future exist only in our memory. The present moment, though, is outside of time, it’s Eternity.” – Paulo Coelho
40. “Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou
41. “Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.” – James Thurber
42. “Living in the present moment creates the experience of eternity.” – Deepak Chopra
43. “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” – Thich Nhat Hahn
44. “The only way to survive eternity is to be able to appreciate each moment.” – Lauren Kate
45. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
46. “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.”
– Henry David Thoreau
47. “It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis.” – Margaret Bonanno
48. “Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future. It means living your life consciously, aware that each moment you breathe is a gift.” – Oprah
49. “Nothing is worth more than this day.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
50. “One today is worth two tomorrows.” – Benjamin Franklin
51. “The future belongs to those who learn from the past and live brilliantly in the present moment.” – Debasish Mridha
52. “All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way.” – Marcus Aurelius
53. “Let’s give ourselves right now. Tomorrow isn’t here yet.” – Zoe Forward
54. “The next message you need is always right where you are.” – Ram Dass
55. “Remember to do everything with an abundance of love, so that one day you will remember the beauty of every moment lived.” – Mimi Novic
56. “Be forgiving with your past self. Be strict with your present self. Be flexible with your future self.” – James Clear
57. “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” – Will Rogers
58. “Act in the moment, live in the present, slowly slowly don’t allow the past to interfere, and you will be surprised that life is such an eternal wonder, such a mysterious phenomenon and such a great gift that one simply feels constantly in gratitude.” – Osho
59. “All I have is all I need and all I need is all I have in this moment.” – Byron Katie
60. “Look around you. This is it.” – James Pierce
61. “Unlike man, a dog lives every moment and dies only once.” – Tapan Ghosh
62. “The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.” – Marjorie Pay Hinckley
63. “Wherever you are be all there.” – Jim Elliot
64. “What surprises me most is “Man” because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he doesn’t enjoy the present; The result being he doesn’t live in the present or the future; He lives as if he’s never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived.”
– Dalai Lama
65. “Take a deep breath. Get present in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second.” – Greg McKeown
66. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi
67. “Remind yourself: You can only deal with the present moment. Everything else is a memory, a hope or a fear.” – Anthony J James
68. “I am living here and now. The blessing of my life is that I am totally concentrating on the present moment. And I want to be because there is nothing but the present moment.” – Paulo Coelho
69. “If we can be present to the moment with the person that we happen to be with at the moment, that’s what’s important.” – Fred Rogers
70. “The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.” – Abraham Maslow
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71. “The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.” – Robert Holden
72. “This day, this hour, this minute, will not come around again in our entire life. Let us speak with love to everyone we meet and remind each other how beautiful we really are.” – Mimi Novic
73. “A man’s whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.” – Yamamoto Tsunetomo
74. “Live every day as if it were going to be your last; for one day you’re sure to be right.” – Harry Morant
75. “The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is.” – Eckhart Tolle
76. “Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.” – Coreta Kent
77. “If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret.” – Jim Carrey
78. “Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be.” – Eckhart Tolle
79. “Life is available only in the present moment. If you abandon the present moment you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
80. “Do not stay in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate on the present moment.” – Buddha
81. “No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future.” – Roy T. Bennett
82. “If there’s one thing I learned, it’s that nobody is here forever. You have to live for the moment, each and every day . . . the here, the now.” – Simone Elkeles
83. “We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.” – Bill Watterson
84. “Every moment you live in the past is a moment you waste in the present.” – Tony Robbins
85. “What matters is what we do with the life we have.” – Carrie Ryan
86. “Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none.” – Albert Einstein
87. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
88. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah
89. “Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on time – past and future – the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.” ― Eckhart Tolle
90. “The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God Himself.” – Emmet Fox
91. “Take each day as it comes and focus on the present moment.” – Vera Lynn
92. “We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.” – Mary McDonnell
93. “Enjoy today. It is one of the “good old days” you will miss in the future!”
– Etta Sawyerr
94. “I know that the purpose of life is to understand and be in the present moment with the people you love. It’s just that simple.” – Jane Seymour
95. “Life becomes more meaningful when you realize the simple fact that you’ll never get the same moment twice.” – Unknown
96. “Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.”
– Yoko Ono
97. “Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.” – Denis Waitley
98. “We never remember days, only moments.” – Cesare Pavese
99. “We’ve fallen into a trap of ever-widening orbits of contact, and there is a total disregard for the present moment.” – Jerry Seinfeld
100. “Just for today, focus on the present and leave behind the weight of yesterday’s regrets and tomorrow’s worries.” – Caroline Myss
Remember…Today is a GOOD day!
I hope you all feel as good as I do after reading these quotes, giving you the inspiration to enjoy life today, live in the present moment and help find your true happiness.
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I love this one! I think we all need a little inspiration and motivation sometimes to see things in a differerent perspective and encourage us to move forward. Fav one “I’m learning how to live in the present and be grateful for what’s working rather than look for the ‘what’s not working’ piece.” – Ali MacGraw, well said.
These are all excellent quotes!
They’re like vitamins for the mind right?
Absolutely loved the ones from Paulo Coehlo, so true 😉
Thank you for sharing them with us.
One of my favourite posts yet! I will definitely be saving this one to refer to many times 🙂
Awe! Thanks so much Alex! xo
I always love reading quotes and sayings. This is a great collection. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Janet!
These are such wonderful quotes. I am definitely one to dwell in the past and worry about the future far too often. I’ve pinned this page as a reminder for when that happens. I love the Winnie the Pooh quote you shared so much 🙂
“What day is it?” “It’s today,” squeezed Piglet. “My favourite Day,” said Pooh – Piglet & Winnie the Pooh
Thanks for this!! Love all those quotes! We really do need to slow down and be present. I have this one hanging on my wall for a reminder “where ever you are, be all there.”
Thanks so much Monica 🙂 Yeah, with the way a lot of us live with our crazy busy lives, it’s a whole other job to take note to sit back and appreciate where we are right now! Great quote you shared too 🙂
I love the Maya Angelou quote! I really struggle with second-guessing and regretting my decisions from previous days. I love the thought of looking back forgivingly. Thank you for sharing that!
I always love inspirational quotes. <3
That Dalai Lama quote has always been one of my favorites!! These are all wonderful.
I love all of these, but my favorite is the one about stop waiting.
I totally needed this today! Thanks for sharing.
Good to hear 🙂 Thanks for the feedback!
I love finding new quotes! The Winnie the Pooh one is one of my favorites.
I really love these quotes! Something I’m working on right now is living in the present and not in the future. So glad I found your blog!
– Christy
iwascreatedtocreate.com
Thanks Christy 🙂 I find that living in the present takes a lot of focus for sure!
Piglet is my favorite!! Love these quotes!
Oh I know! Anything from Winnie the Pooh brings a smile to my face 🙂
Love this post
Yes! These are great!
I loved this. I always need to be reminded to take each day as it comes and to live one day at a time.
I love that Eckhart Tolle quote – he has so many wise gems out there for us to discover! Humans are really both blessed and cursed with the ability to consider the past and future in order to learn lessons, weigh consequences, and plan ahead. It’s what separates us from other animals, but it’s also what makes it impossible to be fully present. That’s why mindfulness is such an important concept to learn!
Thank you for sharing! I do the same thing and forget to live in the moment sometimes!
I always *love* the Pooh quote. Today is my favorite day! To live like that, not naively but truly intentionally – that’s how I want to live each day. Every day is a blessing! Thanks for the reminder 🙂