Quote of the Day

“It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.” — Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass

Quote of the Day

“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” — Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Quote of the Day

“Identity, in some mysterious way, there evidently is; but there is no resisting the scientific fact that the actual material usable for physical bodies has been used over and over again — so that each atom would have several owners.” — Lewis Carroll, The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll

Quote of the Day

“When you have made a thorough and reasonably long effort, to understand a thing, and still feel puzzled by it, stop, you will only hurt yourself by going on.” — Lewis Carroll, The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll

Moving Forward

“’Cheshire Puss,’ she began, rather timidly, as she did not at all know whether it would like the name: however, it only grinned a little wider. ‘Come, it’s pleased so far,’ thought Alice, and she went on. ‘Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’
‘That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,’ said the Cat.
‘I don’t much care where—’ said Alice.
‘Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,’ said the Cat.
‘—so long as I get SOMEWHERE,’ Alice added as an explanation.
‘Oh, you’re sure to do that,’ said the Cat, ‘if you only walk long enough.’” — Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

This quote is used often used to underline the importance of having a goal. I think the Cheshire Cat’s second lesson, if you walk long enough you will get somewhere eventually, is overlooked.

You go nowhere standing still. Even if the destination is unknown, it is important to start walking. Pick a direction and go.

I’ve picked straight ahead, that way I’m sure to move forward. I will get to my destination, either because I have walked long enough or because along the way I decide on a direction. Tomorrow’s answer to the question ‘where am I’ will be different than today’s answer!