“The heart of so many mystical disciplines is “Stay fully present.”  Learn to keep your spirit fully in focus, so that you know where you all of you is at all times.  Such a profound truth is one the mind cannot grasp, because the intellect cannot get this place called “now.”  Only a soul can travel there.  While it may sound easy to say, “Just detach and get on with your life,” there is nothing easy about it.  Holding your consciousness in the present time is the equivalent of entering a different but parallel dimension of reality.”  Caroline Myss

“Every moment in life is absolute in itself.  That’s all there is.  There is nothing other than this present moment; there is no past, there is no future; there is nothing but this.  So when we don’t pay attention to each little ‘this’, we miss the whole thing.”  Charlotte Joko Beck

“Surrender isn’t about giving up.  Nor is it about laying back and going unconscious.  It’s about paying attention in a deeper way.  It’s about listening with every cell of our being.  It’s about watching to see what happens.”  Oriah Mountain Dreamer

“Transformation has little to do with intelligence, willpower, or perfection.  It has everything to do with honest humility, willingness, and surrender.”  Fr. Richard Rohr