How many people have gotten older and forgotten about the things they hoped for and dreamed about when … - Jessi Kirby

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Well, on lots of small things we could have done better, but on all the big things we called it right. You should make less mistakes as you get older, and I became a councillor back in 1971, so if by this stage in politics I'm making lots of big mistakes, then I shouldn't be here.

Jessi Kirby

How many people have gotten older and forgotten about the things they hoped for and dreamed about when they were young? Or given up without ever taking a chance, or settled in life because it's easier, or they're scared, or whatever other excuses? How many people need a reminder of who they once were?

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But what I realize, here, now, is that it's not actually making the choice that takes courage. It's facing it afterward. Owning up to it, whether it's good or bad.

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I read once that water is a symbol for emotions. And for a while now I've thought maybe my mother drowned in both.

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Sometimes a shock to the system is a good thing, you know? Like a reminder that you're alive.

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