119 Quotes About Living-in-the-moment

Tis only when faced with our own mortality that we truly realize what it means to be alive,

Living in the moment is not an excuse to be a ne'er-do-well. A person can give up on life or immerse themselves in all matters that are essential to express our humanity. I will accept both the joy and the responsibility of living a meaningful existence. A person’s ultimate expression of his or her being will exhibit itself in their passionate activities including those involving work, art, nature, friendship, and love.

...life was in the moment, and love was in the moment, where ever you happen to be.

Als je hem voor de Nacht Zonder Jazz zou hebben gevraagd waar hij gelukkig van werd, dan zou hij niet goed hebben begrepen hoe relevant die vraag was. Nu wist hij het antwoord: naar bed gaan met Lucy, eten bij Lucy, tv-kijken met Lucy. En misschien zat daar geen toekomst in, maar het was het heden, en daar bestaat het leven uit.

He could not understand himself. Would he always love only in absence and be prevented from enjoying anything when he had the chance

It’s just too bloody hard. For now, let our time here be our moment.” The moment we cheated worlds and lives and universes for.

She plucked the blossoms from the bag and arranged them, one by one, in the water glass on her dressing table. "They'll never keep," I said. "They're [hibiscus] a terrible cutting flower. They'll wilt by morning.""I know," she said." But don't they look so pretty right now, just as they are?"I nodded. I wished I could see the beauty in the moment the way Kitty did. It was a gift.

There was no future, only present with conundrums, laughter, and happiness to a greater and more idyllic level.

You can’t always control the wind of the Universe, but you can certainly control the sail of your internal divinity to change the world.