“The past no longer is, the future is not yet here; there is only one moment in which life is available, and that is the present moment.” 

—Thich Nhat Hanh

Embrace the present moment, the only reality that exists. Do not allow the weight of the past or the uncertainty of the future to rob you of life's simple joys. By staying grounded and fully experiencing the beauty of the here and now, you can truly transform your life.

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

— Maya Angelou 

This is my all-time favorite quote to live by! We especially need to be mindful of others during these difficult times. how we make others feel will not be forgotten.

“In the end, just three things matter: how well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.”

— Jack Kornfield 

To quote Harold Kushner: “No one ever said on their deathbed ‘I wish I’d spent more time at the office.”

CARING FOR OUR WORRY

“The more you dwell on what you don’t have, the more you get what you don’t want.”

— Marcus Aurelius

AKA The law of attraction.

“With forgiveness, your victim identity dissolves, and your true power emerges—the power of presence. Instead of blaming the darkness you bring in the light.

— Eckhart Tolle

Forgiving is one of the most empowering gifts we can give ourselves. when we don’t forgive, it imprisons the very essence of who we are. but make no mistake, forgiving is not condoning someone else’s behavior — Forgiving is not forgetting. it’s simply freeing us from being the victim.

“Love yourself first and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”

— Lucille Ball

Lucy knew best.

“Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are. ”

— Allan Lokos

We struggle the most when we want things to be exactly the way we want it to be. In order to live in peace, and remain healthy in our mind and body, we don’t need to change a thing; we only need to accept what we can’t control, pay attention to what is affecting us and how. there’s no better time to practice this than now.

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go do that. Because what the world needs is people that are alive.”

— Howard Thurman

enough said.

“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.”

— Buddha

there’s simple yet profound wisdom behind the teachings of the BUDDHA.

“Every moment is a new beginning, a new chance for you to rewrite your life.”

— Tina Su

I think I wrote this quote. ;)

“The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.”

— Helen Keller

the first quote i ever learned when i was a young girl.

“If you can dream it, you can do it.”

— Walt Disney

We must deeply believe. Make sure you are chasing a dream that you believe in as much as walt disney believed in his and you will achive all that your hearts desires.

“Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.”

— Marcus Aurelius

We always think we have time … until we don’t.

“It is in moments like this that we stick to our mindful breathing and gently recognize our afflictions, whether anger, frustration, or fear. Suppose we are feeling worry or anxiety. We practice, ‘Breathing in, I know that anxiety is in me. Breathing out, I smile to my anxiety.’

Maybe you have a habit of worrying. Even if you know it’s neither necessary nor useful, you still worry. You’d like to ban worry and get rid of it, because you know that when you worry you can’t get in touch with the wonders of life and you can’t be happy. So you get angry at your worry; you don’t want it. But worry is a part of you, and that’s why when your worry comes up, you have to know how to handle it tenderly and peacefully.

You can do it if you have the energy of mindfulness. You cultivate the energy of mindfulness with mindful breathing and mindful walking, and with that energy, you can recognize and tenderly embrace your worry, fear, and anger. When your baby suffers and cries, you don’t want to punish him or her, because your baby is you. Your fear and anger are like your baby. Don’t imagine that you can just throw them out the window. Don’t be violent toward your anger, your fear, and your worries.” 

—Thich Nhat Hanh

EXTREMELY WISE WORDS FROM SOMEONE I DEEPLY ADMIRED TO HELP US THROUGH challenging TIMES.