“You cannot do what's important now for you if your mind cannot accept what is happening in this present moment.”

“When you do what's important now for you, you create a past that leaves you ready to handle the present. By default, the future is taking care of itself as you make decisions that are acceptable to you no matter what happens tomorrow.”

“We cannot let go of the past enough to live in the present unless we are able to grieve our losses. We must deeply feel our emotional pain in order to accept that what is happening is not what we wanted.”

“When you are living in the present, you know what's important now for you and you act on that knowing.”

“Learning how to recognize and act on your Inner Knowing is the greatest tool for discovering what's important now by living in the present.”

“The present is what is happening when you strip away all the resentments of your past and all the worries you have about your future.”

“...as long as you are motivated by the approval of others, you cannot know with confidence whether the decisions you are making in your life are what's right for you...”