Quotable: Why What ‘Almost’ Happened Is Irrelevant

Posted by Mike Richard on October 26, 2007
Filed under: Quotable, Sidelines

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Don’t almost take your trip of a lifetime. Don’t almost quit your job, or your relationship, or whatever’s holding you back to follow your dreams.

What almost happened is irrelevant. What actually did happen is everything.
- JJG

Mama always said: “Almost only counts in darts and hand grenades.” And Mama was always right.

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Vagabondish editor Mike Richard lives in Rhode Island - a small patch of land in the northeastern U.S. He is a professional web designer and travel junkie with an unhealthy addiction to backpacking, camping, hiking and seeing the world. He enjoys knit hats and speaking in the third person.



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Comments

Debo Hobo
October 26th, 2007 - 1:34 pm

Very true…


Eliza Amos
November 5th, 2007 - 10:46 pm

Argh … just when I thought I could get away with maintaining a shred of normalcy in my life, I realize I must to surrender to that voice that’s telling me to let it all go.

Or is that like some kind of almost-midlife crisis!?! Hard to tell.