20 Motivational Quotes About Living in the Present

Often people tend to dwell in their past or overthink what the future beholds for them. In all this, they forget to enjoy living in the present. One must focus on his or her present as it is the only way to succeed in life. The following motivational quotes will help you in living in the present moment. 

• “Live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find eternity in each moment.” Henry David Thoreau

• “I always live in the present. The future I can’t know. The past I no longer have.” Fernando Pessoa

• “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

• “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” Alice Morse Earle

• “Living in the moment is being aware of the moment we are in. If our minds are in the past or future, we are not truly alive in the present.” Satsuki Shibuya

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

• “Never worry about anything. Live in the present. Live now. Be happy.” Marsilio Ficino

• “Don’t let the past steal your present.” Cherralea Morgen

• “The art of life is to live in the present moment.” Emmet Fox

• “You have to let go of the past, in order to live in the present.” Anonymous

• “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 Winfrey

• “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

• “The past has no power over the present moment.” Eckhart Tolle

• “Few of us ever live in the present. we are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone.” Louis L’Amour

• “Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present.” Thomas Monson

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

• “That is why those who are not capable of being there in the present moment, they don’t really live their life – they live like dead people.” Thich Nhat Hanh

• “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” Omar Khayyam

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

• “Live in the present and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.” Ida Scott Taylor