If we continue to hold on to a dream for something in the future, we lose the present moment. And if we lose the present, we lose everything.

If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.

The present is where we get lost -- if we forget our past and have no vision of the future.

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

The present is were we get lost -- if we forget our past and have no vision of the future.

If the present tries to sit in judgment on the past, it will lose the future.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.

The present is all we have to live in. Or to lose.

If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.

If we didn't lose anything during life, we would lose life without anything.

Awareness of the present Every second you spend thinking about the next moment, you avoid embracing the present.
Ensure your life isn’t lived entirely in your head.

Every second you spend thinking about the next moment, you avoid embracing the present.
Ensure your life isn’t lived entirely in your head.

[A]wareness of time ceases to be an asset when concern for the future makes it almost impossible to live in the present[.]

According to the Buddha, life is available only in the here and now, the present moment. He said, “The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment.” If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life.