“On the surface it seems that the present moment is only one of many, many moments. Each day of your life appears to consist of thousands of moments where different things happen. Yet if you look more deeply, is there not only one moment, ever? Is life ever not this moment? This one moment, now, is the only thing you can never escape from. The one constant factor in your life. No matter what happens. No matter how much your life changes. One thing is certain. Its always now. Since there is no escape from the now, why not welcome it, become friendly with it.” IfsLooksDifferentMatterMomentsSeemsHappensCertainOne ThingNo Matter WhatConstantSurfaceThings HappenFactorsWelcomeLife ChangingEach DayDifferent ThingsFriendlyPresent MomentWhy NotStillness Speaks Book:Stillness Speaks Source: Stillness Speaks
“Financial security is a constant in my life. I allow my income to constantly expand, no matter what the newspapers and economists say. I move beyond my present income, and I go beyond the economic forecasts. I do not listen to people out there telling me how far I can go or what I can do.” PeopleI CanMatterMovingCan DoEconomicSecurityNo Matter WhatConstantFinancialNewspapersIncomeAbundanceEconomistWise WomenSuccessful WomenForecastsFinancial Security Author:Louise Hay
“Americans and British respondents don't want to let the German people off the hook. They make the case that if you get rid of Hitler, some other leader apart from Hitler would have emerged and, because of the structural constant of German nationalism, would have exploited German national feeling and produce the same kind of events no matter what.” PeopleIfsWantKindMatterFeelingsLeaderCasesEventsProduceNo Matter WhatConstantBritishNationalismHook Author:Gavriel David Rosenfeld
“I don't know if power seduces less or more. I think power is a constant evolving mechanism that, since the dawn of time, on one level corrupts and on another level does not. But I think, no matter what, mutates.” IfsThinkingKnowsDoeMatterLevelsNo Matter WhatConstantEvolveDawnMechanismSeducing Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“Music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in your or the world, that one song says the same, just like that moment.” KnowsWorldPersonsMatterMomentsSongStrongChangedMusic IsConnectionsNo Matter WhatConstantThat MomentJust ListenVisceral Author:Sarah Dessen
“No matter what activity or practice we are pursuing, there isn't anything that isn't made easier through constant familiarity and training (I think you can apply this to soccer as well)” ThinkingWellsMadeMatterPracticeEasierActivityTrainingNo Matter WhatConstantSoccerFamiliarity Author:Dalai Lama
“Life isn't always easy and we are never guaranteed that things will always go smoothly…It progresses with an almost constant series of challenges, but these obstacles are just detours that we have to take in order to meet our ultimate goals. No matter what sort of adversity or challenge you might face, you can always believe that, with hope, it can be conquered and, in the end, you will be stronger for it.” BelieveEndsMatterMightFacesOrderEasyGoalChallengesProgressUltimateStrongerAdversityNo Matter WhatConstantSeriesObstaclesAlways BelieveUltimate GoalDetours Author:Brooke Ellison