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Presence Quotes
"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor."
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"The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment."
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"The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone."
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"I only live the full life when I live fully in the moment."
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"The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you."
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"Only this actual moment is life."
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"Don't get caught in the trap of "Waiting". When I retire....When I get off work When I go that party this weekendWhen this happens then I can live.People miss the present and then wonder where time went. Allow life unfold in its divine sequence by being utterly present."
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"Be aware of your breathing and breathe naturally. This will lead you into unity with the great flow of Life, your true nature."
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"Whether we are in the city, the countryside, or the wilderness, we need to sustain ourselves by choosing our surroundings carefully and nourishing our awareness in each moment."
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"Wherever you are, be all there." I have lived the runner, panting ahead in worry, pounding back in regrets, terrified to live in the present, because here-time asks me to do the hardest of all: just open wide and receive."
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"Consciousness is in this present moment, the awareness with every cell in your body the direct and experience of love."
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"This is the only truth in the world that was necessary yesterday, is necessary today, and will continue to be necessary tomorrow: be conscious of now."
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"The most important therapeutic capacity is the ability to be present with an open heart and to be grounded in our inner being,in our essence and authentic self, in the meditative quality within, through which we can meet another person. It is to meet that which is already perfect within a person."
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"Idleness is only a coarse name for my infinite capacity for living in the present."
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"Only the present exists. The past is gone, and the future has not yet happened. There is only ever time present."
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"I don't have to be the smartest person in the room, I just have to be in the room."
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"Being in a hurry. Getting to the next thing without fully entering the thing in front of me. I cannot think of a single advantage I've ever gained from being in a hurry. But a thousand broken and missed things, tens of thousands, lie in the wake of all the rushing.... Through all that haste I thought I was making up time. It turns out I was throwing it away."
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"Poised Positioning Be mindful of how you use your body to communicate. Be fully present in the moment. Be thoughtful and gracious in your actions. Be fluid and elegant in your movements. Express flow-walk in freedom and spontaneity. Develop an unshakeable sense of authentic inner confidence and certainty. Develop a deep respect for others. Move slower and more deliberately. Walk in integrity, class, and modesty. Smile kindly and laugh softly. Become a student of manners and etiquette."
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"Fresh moments ignite the senses. Create them."
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"Walking along past the store windows, into which she peers with her usual eagerness, her usual sense that maybe, today, she will discover behind them something that will truly be worth seeing, she feels as if her feet are not on cement at all but on ice. The blade of the skate floats, she knows, on a thin film of water, which it melts by pressure and which freezes behind it. This is the freedom of the present tense, this sliding edge."
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"If I must start somewhere, right here and now is the best place imaginable."
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"The only principle of Success in Life :'You must be present to win."
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"There. There you are. You have dropped a marker pin on your body, to reclaim yourself, to remind you where you are: inside yourself. Somewhere. Somewhere in there."
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"You make me feel like I am everywhere when I am right here, completely still with you."
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"If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there."
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"When I walk in, they may like me or dislike me, but everybody knows I'm here."
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"Presence is to meet another person in meditation. Presence is to invite another person in meditation. It is a meeting in love, joy, acceptance, sincerity, truth, silence and oneness."
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"Where are you? In the past or in the future? It doesn't matter because if you are not in today you are in the wrong place!"
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"When your absence is felt, your presence is the essence and it makes a difference."
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"I have great respect for the past. If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going. I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment. I'm here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I'm at, then I go forward to the next place."
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"BE HERE NOWDo you feel fully present and engaged in the way you live your life? Do you immerse yourself in the moment or do you strive and struggle as you negotiate the distractions of our modern world? It's easy to have blind spots regarding how you are showing up for life when you are consistently bombarded with distractions, commitments, and personal preoccupations, isn't it?"
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"In her book, Ask Outrageously! my friend Linda Swindling suggests to "Mimic the body language of the most powerful people you know. They stand up straight, make appropriate eye contact, and use gestures to convey their points. Look at their feet. Usually they are placed about shoulder-width apart. They have an open stance. They smile and nod when they agree.Begin paying attention to the poise, postures, and gestures of the people whom you admire and respect the most. How do they carry themselves to project excellence? Adapting their behaviors may serve you well to enhance and improve your body language."
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"When they are authentically engaged, their positive impressions create memorable moments and leave a lasting impact. Physical beauty becomes irrelevant because their exuberance and engagement bring out the beauty in you."
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"One should count each day a separate life."
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"Appreciation, affection, focus and intention fill up the space of self-reflection, and one loses oneself in the engagement. And what a relief it is when you get there."
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"If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is be present in the present... gratefully."
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