Quotes About Presence

All human life is here, but the Holy Ghost seems to be somewhere else.

Had they known at these moments to be quietly joyful? Most likely not. People mostly did not know enough when they were living life that they were living it.

Listen. Your life is happening. You are happening. Think back on your journey. The music of your life.

If we don't bear witness as citizens, as people, as individuals, the right that we have had to life is sacrificed. There is a silence, instead of a speaking presence.

You notice. And noticing, you live.

If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer.

Don't text or twitter during the show. Just live your life. Don't keep telling people what you're doing. Just, because also - also - it lights up your big dumb face.

Walk lightly through life.

The past is gone. I know it sounds cliché, but you're here. Like be in it. And boxing was a really good analogy for me to try and carry that in my everyday life all the time.

My trouble is I analyze life instead of live it.

There's power when you call on God, you ask Him, and you invite Him into your life. God will be in your life as much as you allow Him to.

Perhaps I've been rushing my whole entire life, jumping into things headfirst without thinking them through. Running through the days without noticing the minutes.

Spirituality doesn't exist on another level different from ordinary life.

I like to think that I'm not as ominous in real life.

Life is a never ending miracle unfolding in every moment, and if we turn our attention to that silent presence in our heart, we can participate in that miracle.

The quality of one's life depends on the quality of attention.

Become aware of the silent witness that is observing the unfolding of all the external events of your life. This eternal presence is your true Self.

As you go about your life, don't give 100 percent of your attention to the external world and your mind. Keep some within.

The future never comes. Life is always now.

If you stay in the attention you are in, then you can predict everything that will happen to you for the rest of your life.

I think that, often, the people who can make you happy are right there, and having them in your life would make your life better, but you can't see how to do it.

The true heart of all human beings is the lover of what is.

I realized that being present for loved ones who are dying or aging is one of the greatest honors and gifts in my life. We are quite small in the big scheme of things.

I think a lot of times we can get distracted and not be in the moment with people and be missing all the life happening in the moment.