I'll get there ... and then, then, it will be amazing. Instead of focusing on now, instead of being where I am, instead of changing what I could. Being present, taking action, that IS the way. - Andy Spears - Medium

Creating a world that didn’t exist, didn’t serve me and was self-destructive. Instead of focusing on what I could control, how I could…

The Cost of Your Big, Dream Life

Eve Arnold

Aug 14

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I'll get there ... and then, then, it will be amazing. Instead of focusing on now, instead of being where I am, instead of changing what I could. Being present, taking action, that IS the way.

Andy Spears

Written by Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .

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