Backwards

[pjthompson]

Random quote of the day:


"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want."

—Margaret Young









This one is widely quoted (especially in motivational circles) but also widely unsourced. I couldn't locate it's origin. This particular time I got it from Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. I couldn't find a source for the picture today, either—so I'm being really wild and crazy! Wahoo.

Comments

[safewrite.livejournal.com]

I love this quote: I did what I loved (safety engineering) and all manner of good things followed.

[pjthompson]

You gots to do what you love. Life's too short, and it may (or may not) be the only one we get.