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Presence Quotes
"For the moment, everything had disappeared: the church, the battle, the screams and shouts and the rumble of limber wheels along the rutted road through Freehold. There wasn't anything but her and him, and he opened his eyes to look on her face, to fix it in his mind forever."
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"If you want to avoid emotional mediocrity, be on time for every present moment."
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"Happy the man, and happy he alone,he who can call today his own:he who, secure within, can say,Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.Be fair or foul, or rain or shinethe joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine.Not Heaven itself, upon the past has power,but what has been, has been, and I have had my hour."
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"Wherever you are, for sure, you are everywhere."
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"In the present moment, no past achievement has any bearing, but we perpetually bring ourselves into the here and now; we are our constant companion. By carving the ineffable nature of my soul, rather than simply pursuing the "W," I am able to bring all of my past accomplishments with me into the present. They do hold bearing on today, not because of what I have done, but because of who I have become. This is what matters."
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"To lose yourself: a voluptuous surrender, lost in your arms, lost to the world, utterly immersed in what is present so that its surroundings fade away. In Benjamin's terms, to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery."
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"Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now."
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"When you are mindfully focused, the person with whom you are communicating feels that you are making them a priority-that you value their time and their perspective. It is in these moments that we can go to deeper levels of discovery, exploration, and connection. It is one of the most valuable gifts and finest compliments you can give to another."
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"To take each day as a separate page, to be read carefully, savoring all of the details, this is best for me, I think."
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"The now reality is our only home, where everything already is. There is no other home we came from, and we might think we shall return to."
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"Let your existence be enough for a moment."
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"You know what awareness is only when you are aware. Awareness is the perception of your presence in the now."
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"There is no point of space, whether inside or outside the bounds of creation, where God is not present. That is why when we ask the question, "Who's in control?" We can answer without equivocation, "God is!""
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"Whatever the depth of our darkness, God navigated it eons before it was dark. And whatever the duration of our nights, God was there long before it ever turned to night. Therefore, despite our frequent feelings to the contrary, there is no place we might be where God was not lovingly waiting for us an eternity before we got there."
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"The moment that we are aware of our thoughts we are present. It takes no-mind to recognize our thoughts because mind and no-mind can not co-existPresence and Mind can not co-exist. So therefor presence, thought awareness and no-mind are one."
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"Since we cling to our hope in the future, we do not focus our energies and capabilities on the present moment."
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"Always live in active consciousness."
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"Make NOW the primary focus of your life!"
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"If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration, but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present."
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"A smart way of using your hands to make you look more interesting, thoughtful, and self-assured is to steeple your hands and fingers. Try using it strategically in formal environments or workplaces to show confidence and consideration."
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"The practice of the presence of God, though we begin it at special times of prayer, is designed to spill out and over and into all times."
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"Breathe deeply and remember to love."
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"Being 100 percent in the moment and focusing on the person you're with is one of the finest compliments you can offer. One of the most respectful and considerate things you can do for another is to truly be with them in the here and now."
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"What do confidence and command look like when you see them? Moving one step past a healthy self-esteem, they project an air of authority, respect, and deliberate intention."
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