Finding Joy in the Present Quotes

Don't wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.

Each moment is just what it is. It might be the only moment of our life; it might be the only strawberry we'll ever eat. We could get depressed about it, or we could finally appreciate it and delight in the preciousness of every single moment of our life.

Contentment is better than divinations or visions.

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.

We need to learn how to want what we have NOT to have what we want in order to get steady and stable Happiness

Happiness is NOW! It isn't tomorrow. It isn't yesterday. Happiness is like a morning glory: Yesterday's won't bloom again; tomorrow's hasn't opened yet. Only today's flower can be enjoyed today. Be happy this very moment, and you'll learn how to be happy always.

You don't feel old when you get old.

About being grateful for what you have instead of yearning for what you think you want.

It is not irritating to be where one is. It is only irritating to think one would like to be somewhere else.

If we're all going to die, shouldn't we be enjoying ourselves now?

We could never have guessed We were already blessed where we are.

Most times we're so focused on what we think we want that we can't appreciate how happy we already are. It's only when we forget about our problems and help others forget theirs that we realize how good we really have it.

There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time.

The art of living is to enjoy what we can see and not complain about what remains in the dark.

When I find myself focusing overmuch on the anticipated future happiness of arriving at a certain goal, I remind myself to 'Enjoy now'. If I can enjoy the present, I don't need to count on the happiness that is (or isn't) waiting for me in the future".

The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.

Contentment with life is not a feeling, but it is a decision we must make. Contentment does not mean that we never want to see change or improvement, but it does mean we can be happy where we are and will do the best we can with what we have. It also means we will maintain an attitude that allows us to enjoy the gift of life.

If we're not enjoying what we've got...and even if we do get 'more,' we won't enjoy that, either.

I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.

By letting go of what you thought was going to happen in your life, you can enjoy what is actually happening.

To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth.

We would be happier with what we have if we weren't so unhappy about what we don't' have

Bliss cannot be found by remembering the past or anticipating the future.