We can't live our lives obsessing about the past or mourning the future. We have a responsibility to ourselves and to each other to live every moment of our lives the best we can.

You know, I've learned that sometimes you can only see what you want to see by changing where you stand. And standing somewhere unexpected can lead to unexpected discoveries.

The river is now. This moment. This breath between us. The space between your heartbeats. The moment before you blink. The instant a thought flashes through your mind. It is everything that is around us. Life. Energy. Flowing, endlessly flowing, carrying you from then...to now...to tomorrow. Listen: you can hear the music of it. Of the passage of time.

Because when all you have is the past, it's hard to let it go.

An unanticipated destination, perhaps, but you must admit,all the best journeys take unexpected detours.

I try to make choices for my own life. And I try to make those choices count.

Somehow difficulties are easier to endure when you know your dream is waiting for you at the end.