Living Now & Mindfulness

Three thousand bees buzzing in my head. I let the sun of awareness shine to set them free.

If not now, when?
The Talmud

For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.
Albert Camus

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
Dale Carnegie

This 'being human' is a guest-house. Every morning a new arrival. Even if they're a crowd of sorrows, still treat every guest with respect.
Rumi

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree, in the midst of them all. The Buddha

Mankind owns four things that are no good at sea - rudder, anchor, oars, and the fear of going down.
Antonio Machado