June 28, 2026

If you are present, you can do a lot." — Mother Teresa, A Simple Path

Mother Teresa said this in the context of explaining how her sisters were trained to work in the slums of Calcutta. The instruction was not spiritual in a vague sense — it was practical. Show up. Be there. Do the next thing in front of you. For anyone whose attention is constantly pulled toward worry about the future or regret about the past, this line is a reminder that the work of love happens only in the present moment, not in the planning of it.