“To the ego, the present moment hardly exists. Only past and future are considered important. It is always concerned with keeping the past alive, because without it—who are you?”
The mind modifies your reality.
“Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally.”
"How deeply can you meet yourself?" --Madison Richmond