65 Quotes About Living in the Moment That Will Inspire You to Stop Worrying

Worrying may always overwhelm you. Why do you let it?

Stop worrying as it has nothing good to do for you. You can switch your worriedness to inspiration by simply learning to appreciate simple things.

Living in the moment and practicing gratitude is the only way to enjoy the best of your life – it is the key to genuine happiness and peace of mind. Positivity on everything can enlighten one’s soul and can inspire not only you but everyone around you.

Here are 66 quotes about living in the moment that will inspire you and can help you eliminate all your worries in life.

66 Quotes About Living in the Moment: Getting Out of your Own Box

1. “How often do you think we write our own ending before the story is even finished? How often do we give up on ourselves when our lives are just starting? Things get hard and we immediately back away and assume that means we’re going in the wrong direction, doing the wrong thing. If anything, when the waters get thick, that’s our sign to keep going.” – Rachel Van Dyken

2. Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” – Roy T. Bennett

3. “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

4. You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” –Henry David Thoreau

5. “The only way to survive eternity is to be able to appreciate each moment.” – Lauren Kate, Fallen

6. “If there’s one thing I learned, it’s that nobody is here forever. You have to live for the moment, each and every day …the here, the now.” – Simone Elkeles

7. “The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.” – Thomas S. Monson

8. “Why not just live in the moment, especially if it has a good beat?” – Goldie Hawn

9. “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” – Henry David Thoreau

10. “The beauty of defeat is that when you fall, you fly.” – Lionel Suggs

11. “The point is to be in the moment, not miss the moment while trying to capture it.” – Sheralyn Pratt

12. “Live in the moment, where everything is just right, take your time and limit your bad memories and you’ll get wherever it is you’re going a lot faster and with less bumps in the road along the way.” – J.A Redemerski

13. “You don’t need anyone’s consent to live your dreams” – Bernard Kelvin Clive

14. “Don’t worry when you are not recognized but strive to be worthy of recognition.” – Abraham Lincoln

15. “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha

16. “Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future. It means living your life consciously, aware that each moment you breathe is a gift.” – Oprah

17. “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar Khayyam

18. “Don’t make things too complicated. Try to relax, enjoy every moment, get used to everything.” – Angelique Kerber

19. “The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” – Richard Bach

20. “Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.” – Paulo Coelho

21. “No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.” – George Chakiris

22. “Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignore.” – Yoko Ono

23. “Every moment and every event of every man’s life on earth plants something in his soul.” – Thomas Merton

24. “Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” – Philip Stanhope

25. “Life is available only in the present moment. If you abandon the present moment you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

26. “When you are here and now, sitting totally, not jumping ahead, the miracle has happened. To be in the moment is the miracle.” – Osho

27. “The only time you ever have in which to learn anything or see anything or feel anything, or express any feeling or emotion, or respond to an evet, or grow, or heal, is this moment, because this is the only moment any of us ever gets. You’re only here now; you’re only alive in this moment.” – J on Kabat-Zinn

28. “Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.” – Wayne Dyer

29. “The more I give myself permission to live in the moment and enjoy it without feeling guilty or judgmental about any other time, the better I feel about the quality of my work.” – Wayne Dyer

30. “What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.” – Buddha

31. “I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.” – Alan Watts

32. “We are always getting ready to live but never living.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

33. “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

34. “Living in the present moment creates the experience of eternity.” – Deepak Chopra

35. “This is real freedom—the ability to enjoy the choices we make in every successive moment of the present.” – Deepak Chopra

36. “Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none.” – Albert Einstein

37. “Today is life—the only life you are sure of.” – Dale Carmegie

38. “To live in the light of a new day and an unimaginable and unpredictable future, you must become fully present to a deeper truth – not a truth from your head, but a truth from your heart; not a truth from your ego, but a truth from the highest source.” – Debbie Ford
39. “What i like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” – Karl Lagerfeld

40. “Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” – Mother Teresa

41. “Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand – and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late.” – Marie Beynon Ray

42. “Anything can happen to anyone at any time and you shouldn’t just live through the days, or you lose them. You should do what you can to enjoy every moment.” – Sarah Brightman

43. “Stop waiting for the perfect day or the perfect moment… Take THIS day, THIS moment and lead it to perfection.” – Steve Maraboli

44. “Now I must live with the consequences of the choice I made. And I will not call it the wrong choice. That would be foolish and pointless. That choice led me to everything that has happened since, including this very moment, and the choices I make today or tomorrow or next week will lead me to the next and next present moments in my life. It is all a journey, Miss Jewell. I have come to understand that that is what life is all about-a journey and the courage and energy always to take the next step and the next without judgement about what was right and what was wrong.” – Mary Balogh

45. “All it takes is a single moment.” – Alison McGhee

46. “In the end it’s not about how many breaths you took. In the end it’s about the moments that took your breath away.” – Volksweisheitheit

47. “You would not be here TODAY if YESTERDAY was your defining moment. LIVE THIS DAY and move towards your dreams.” – Steve Maraboli

48. “If I could, I would live forever in this moment. But no one can live in a moment, and time moves on.” – Elora Bishop

49. “Every moment – something beautiful happens.” – Jay Woodman

50. “Three things you cannot recover in life: the WORD after it’s said, the MOMENT after it’s missed and the TIME after it’s gone. Now you know.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour

51. “Be present in the present. Walk with your eyes open. Appreciate things for what they are. Don’t prejudice the moment.” – Akiroq Brost

52. “Let every moment be a chance to ask “Will this action serve me?” Let your actions now benefit your future.”  – Avina Celeste

53. “Every moment is a decision. Will you serve love, or fear? Will you heal or harm?” – Akiroq Brost

54. “From the moment you think you have made it, is the beginning of the end.” – J.R. Rim

55. “In every moment you are experiencing yourself in that moment. Your reality is dictated by your perspectives. Stay present and mindful.” – Akiroq Brost

56. “Life is not about what happened in the past. Life is not about what will happen in the future. Life is happening right now, right at this very moment. The only place you can make a difference for yourself and for your life is in the moment.” – Akiroq Brost

57. “Work on being more present in your life. Stop worrying about the past or future. Life is happening now and nowhere else. If you spend time thinking about the past or future, that’s time you are not spending in the preset. Be here now. Life is happening now. Pay attention. Don’t let your mind drift. Engage with the moment. Whatever you do, do it with your heart. Add value to the moment by putting yourself into the moment.” – Akiroq Brost.

58. “The only person you can control is you. The only moment you can change is now.” – Akiroq Brost

59. “I will say this about that moment when you realize your worst nightmare has proven to be reality— it can be oddly comforting. After all, once you’ve hit rock bottom and lived, there’s only one place you can go, and that’s up.” – David Clawson

60. “Every moment is a new moment to rise up and move forward into victory.” – Amit Ray

61. “Savor each day, each moment. Squeeze as much in as you can!” – Akiroq Brost

62. “This day, this very moment, is all you ever have. Fill it with love. Make it the best you can.” – Akiroq Brost

63. “In every moment, you are cultivating either light or darkness. Realizing this, realizing the choice, places power in your hands.” – Akiroq Brost

64. “The decision to make the present moment a friend is the end of the ego.” – Eckhart Tolle

65. Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. – Henry David Thoreau

Final Thought

You will only live once. You will never know what tomorrow can bring. Worrying won’t change anything. I hope these quotes about living in the moment will help bring the best out of you and give you the strength you need to live in the moment.

So, you will never have to regret anything. Keep inspiring people around you – it’s the best thing you can do. Be free – live life – be you!