TAKEPLACE: WALKING BACKWARDS INTO THE FUTURE

Thursday, April 21, 2011

WALKING BACKWARDS INTO THE FUTURE

As the speed of life accelerates I fear we're losing our ability to look back, to evaluate, and really reflect so we might learn from our mistakes. The more I take an interest the more the here and now loses relevance and I find myself honoring the past.

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