Stories can be set in the past, present or future, but you must live in the present

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Written By Riley Chance

An aphorism to remind me that you can’t change the past and you can only influence the future by what you do right here and now. And I don’t know who said it (apart from a colleague about 30 years ago), but you have to enjoy the journey!

As a writer, it is easy to fall into the past or the future.

An hour glass set in some stones

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Riley Chance

If you’re looking for: a genius, a thought leader, a transformational change agent or societal visionary, then you’re on the wrong site. Be careful though, as Tarantino’s character in Reservoir Dogs Nice Guy Eddie observed - ‘just because they say it, now that don't necessarily make it fucking so.’

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