Robert Farrar Capon Quotes

The way to develop the habit of savoring is to pause when something is beautiful and good and catches our attention - the sound of rain, the look of the night sky - the glow in a child's eyes, or when we witness some kindness. Pause... then totally immerse in the experience of savoring it.

Wherever we are we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other and the wonder of our breathing.

Each time you look at a tangerine, you can see deeply into it. You can see everything in the universe in one tangerine. When you peel it and smell it, it’s wonderful. You can take your time eating a tangerine and be very happy.

We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.

I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't it great just being?

I want to stay in the moment and enjoy the great things that are happening.

I pay attention to everything now - the taste of bread, the taste of water.

I always try to enjoy the moment.

I just try to enjoy each day.

Concentrate on how good if feels to be alive. No matter what. Just to see the color of the sky, just to smell the air, and feel the wind in your face

Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple.

Live now. When you are eating, eat. When you are loving, love. when you are talking with someone, talk. When you are looking at a flower, look. Catch the beauty of the moment!

Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.

Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the beauty of the blue sky? Do we have to practice to be able to enjoy it? No, we just enjoy it. Each second, each minute of our lives can be like this. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, even the sensation of our breathing. We don't need to go to China to enjoy the blue sky. We don't have to travel into the future to enjoy our breathing. We can be in touch with these things right now.

Always take time to smell the flowers, and let it fill you with beauty, and rediscover that sense of wonder.

Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. Hear the music of voices, the song of birds, the mighty strains of an orchestra as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow . . . Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. Glory in all the facts of pleasure and beauty which the world reveals to you.

look for a lovely thing and you will find it, it is not far, it never will be far

A life alert to simple pleasures, with perception cultivated and attuned to beauty, and a large capacity for friendship can serve us well come what may.

Maybe some are so busy waiting, they forget what indescribable beauty is right there in front of them.

Joy comes to us in moments--ordina ry moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary.

Happiness is rarely absent; it is we that know not of its presence.

Look up from what you're doing and look around for a minute. See what a beautiful world you're in.

Joy comes from places you least expect it. It's usually the simple things, like watching my son play basketball or going through Central Park when the blossoms are blooming.