“Routines as such are dangerous, because they easily become gods in their own right, threatening the very goals for which they were set up.”  A Course In Miracles

“Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having an opinion.”    George C. Lichtenberg

“No one can judge on partial evidence.  That is not judgment.  It is merely an opinion based upon ignorance and doubt.  Its seeming certainty is but a cloak for the uncertainty it would conceal.”  A Course In Miracles

“When you stand in the river against the current, disappointed in what the river took away, you are stagnant to all the beautiful things that are flowing around you today.  When you flow with the river, you are flowing with life.  Imagine what you will catch if you are riding the current, flowing with awareness.”  Don Jose Ruiz

“The best way to take care of the present is to take care of the present moment.”  Thich Nhat Hanh

“The consciousness of present time allows you to keep your memories, but they can no longer hold you hostage.”  Carolyn Myss

“These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better roses.  They are what they are; they exist with God today.  There is no time to them.  There is simply the rose.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The present moment is never unbearable if you live in it fully.  What is unbearable is to have your body here at 10 A.M. and your mind at 6 P.M.”  Anthony de Mell

“We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don’t make peace with ourselves.”  The Dalai Lama

When an ass falls into the mire because of his fast pace, he moves constantly in his attempt to stand up. He does not smooth out his place in order to stay. He knows this is no place to pass his life. ~ Rumi