“What I want to say is

that the past is the past,

and the present is what your life is,

and you are capable of choosing what that will be,

darling citizen.

So come to the pond,

or the river of your imagination,

or the harbor of your longing,

and put your lips to the world.

And live

your life.”

 

–  “Mornings At Blackwater Pond,” by Mary Oliver