In Others’ Words: Make a Mark

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So often we talk about yesterday. And really, while we can savor the past … or learn from the past … there’s nothing, absolutely nothing, we can do to change the past. And so often we talk about tomorrow. And really, while we can plan or dream or “what if” our way all the way through the next 24 hours, …

In Others’ Words: Hope and Having

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I almost didn’t post this quote today. I couldn’t decide if I liked or not. If I agreed with it or not. And then, while I was talking with my husband about what Epicurus meant, I distilled the quote down to one word: Now. Good ol’ Epicurus was reminding people to live in the now — not wasting today by …

In Others’ Words: Now

Beth VogtLife, Quotes, Reality 28 Comments

  Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way.  ~Edna Ferber (1885-1968), American novelist I can’t transport myself to the future, except when I escape in the pages of a spectacular novel. And I know I can’t go back to days past. But …