Attention-yes! That's present! And present, you see, makes past and future.
It is our enemies who provide us with the challenge we need to develop the qualities of tolerance, patience and compassion.
Consider that not only do negative thoughts and emotions destroy our experience of peace, they also undermine our health.
Love is wanting others to be happy.
Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives.
To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else.