One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.

One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the read more

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Such fire was not by water to be drown'd,
Nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
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Such fire was not by water to be drown'd,
Nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
[Lat., Ne spegner puo per star nell'acqua il foco;
Ne puo stato mutar per mutar loco.]

Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better.

Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better.

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance read more

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.

Weep not that the world changes--did it keep
A stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep.

Weep not that the world changes--did it keep
A stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep.

Nothing endures but change. -Heraclitus.

Nothing endures but change. -Heraclitus.

The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.

The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.

When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.

When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.