I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
- Mark Twain
Obviously I haven't blogged in awhile. Sorry 'bout that. But I really love this quote. The fact is I have faced some quite tragic events in my life. But my choice to sit in misery made all of those situations that much worse. In my head, things go from bad to worse, quick. But what I really get from this quote is more about the future than the past. I get so caught up in what might happen, and completely waste the present. Some very good friends like to remind me, with one foot in the past and the other in the future, you're pissin' on today. I can paralyze myself in the fear of what the future may or may not hold. The best thing I've ever heard on this subject is that apparently worrying works. When I worry about what might happen, it usually never does. The fact is I ultimately have to just live in today. The past is done. There is never anything I can do to change what has happened. The future doesn't exist, because "tomorrow" never comes. And I'm not guaranteed anything more than what I have in this exact moment.
