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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

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Thich Nhat Hanh

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Jun 19, 2022

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Marcus Aurelius

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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.

I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Life is available only in the present moment.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.

Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.

Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.

I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Life is available only in the present moment.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.

Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Life is available only in the present moment.

Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

In true love, you attain freedom.