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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Surprise Yourself

Some of my longtime and dearest friends shared the following quotations with me.  I, in turn, would like to share their wisdom with you.  surprised-manThe first is from Jim Pearson.  Its originator is Deepak Chopra:

“You must have a vision of the future in order for the future to surprise you, for without visions, life dwindles into ritual and reception.  A future that merely repeats the present can never be surprising.”

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