Quotes About Presence

The most important thing in life will always be the people in this room. Right here, right now.

Fake friends are like shadows: always near you at your brightest moments, but nowhere to be seen at your darkest hour True friends are like stars, you don't always see them but they are always there.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

"In my heart, there is never a day that I forget you, every second you are here for me to keep."

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

My trust in God flows out of the experience of his loving me, day in and day out, whether the day is stormy or fair, whether I'm sick or in good health, whether I'm in a state of grace or disgrace. He comes to me where I live and loves me as I am.

True happiness is found in simple, seemingly unremarkable things.

2. You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

There are no good-byes, wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.

It's as if, in the mother's eyes, her smile, her stroking touch, the child first reads the message: "You are there!".

It's not a matter of letting go – you would if you could. Instead of "let it go" we should probably say "Let it be".

"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that is how dogs spend their lives."

When I tell you I love you…that means I'll always be there.

Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.

To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.

"How wonderful life is now you're in the world."

The body moves naturally, automatically, without any personal intervention or awareness. If we think too much, our actions become slow and hesitant.

The practice of yoga only requires us to act and to be attentive in our actions.

In an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.

In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.

It's good to be here. At 98, it's good to be anywhere.

He came like the wind, like the wind touched everything, and like the wind was gone. -from The Dragon Reborn. By Loial, son of Arent son of Halan, the Fourth Age.

I felt like I wasn't living thoroughly enough — I was distracted in ways I wouldn't be if I'd been born in 1929.

My solitude doesn't depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company.