daily contemplation

"I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness."

~ Abraham H. Maslow

"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present."

~ Jim Rohn

"My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso."

~ Pablo Picasso