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title: "11 Staying Present Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [It's hard enough just staying in the present. I can't tell you what's going to happen tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mccready/it-s-hard-enough-just-staying-in-the-present-i-can-t-tell-you-what-s/)

[Mike McCready](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mccready/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/mike-mccready-3746_enough_it-s-hard-enough-just-staying-in-the-pre_2647861.jpg)

> [How do we cultivate the conditions for joy to expand? We train in staying present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/how-do-we-cultivate-the-conditions-for-joy-to-expand-we-train-in/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/pema-ch-dr-n-327_conditions_how-do-we-cultivate-the-conditions-for-j_2414454.png)

> [Staying present and staying myself in the midst of others is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/staying-present-and-staying-myself-in-the-midst-of-others-is-important/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/matt-nathanson-26553_important_staying-present-and-staying-myself-in-th_2117128.png)

> [Staying present in a high-pressure situation where you have so much coming at you is gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-ingber/staying-present-in-a-high-pressure-situation-where-you-have-so-much/)

[Mandy Ingber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-ingber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/mandy-ingber-7123_coming_staying-present-in-a-high-pressure-situa_332259.jpg)

> [“Hobbies are a way of staying present so humans do not have to think about death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-helene-bertino/hobbies-are-a-way-of-staying-present-so-humans-do-not-have-to-think/)

[Marie-Helene Bertino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-helene-bertino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/marie-helene-bertino-23261_death_hobbies-are-a-way-of-staying-present-so_1104720.jpg)

> [Fear can be a natural ally, a homemade power source... Staying in the present, fear can only help you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georges-st-pierre/fear-can-be-a-natural-ally-a-homemade-power-source-staying-in-the/)

[Georges St-Pierre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georges-st-pierre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bb/georges-st-pierre-2351_allies_fear-can-be-a-natural-ally-a-homemade-po_1006304.jpg)

> [Staying present, living in Presence is the best gift anyone can give to those they love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-finley/staying-present-living-in-presence-is-the-best-gift-anyone-can-give/)

[Guy Finley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-finley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/guy-finley-2165_best-gift_staying-present-living-in-presence-is-th_137984.png)

> [For me, it's all about staying present and just being in the moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-labbe/for-me-it-s-all-about-staying-present-and-just-being-in-the-moment/)

[Stephanie Labbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-labbe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/stephanie-labbe-9186_about_for-me-it-s-all-about-staying-present-an_315059.jpg)

> [Staying in the present is the key to any golfer's game: once you start thinking about a shot you just messed up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-azinger/staying-in-the-present-is-the-key-to-any-golfer-s-game-once-you-start/)

[Paul Azinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-azinger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/paul-azinger-52617_games_staying-in-the-present-is-the-key-to-any_707909.jpg)

> [For me, it's just staying in the present, enjoying what I'm doing, and making sure I'm making the kind of improvements and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johanna-konta/for-me-it-s-just-staying-in-the-present-enjoying-what-i-m-doing-and/)

[Johanna Konta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johanna-konta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c8/johanna-konta-4788_doing_for-me-it-s-just-staying-in-the-present_908662.jpg)

> [One way to practice staying present is to simply sit still for a while and listen. For one minute, listen to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/one-way-to-practice-staying-present-is-to-simply-sit-still-for-a/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c0/pema-ch-dr-n-327_buddhist_one-way-to-practice-staying-present-is-t_2425283.png)

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