#events

Everyone knows what the Masters is, even if you're a non-golfer. People know what Wimbledon is. They know what the Super Bowl is. There are certain events that people just know about. ↗

— Tiger Woods

#bowl #certain #even #events #everyone

Sometimes something catastrophic can occur in a split second that changes a person's life forever; other times one minor incident can lead to another and then another and another, eventually setting off just as big a change in a body's life. ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#change

But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant. ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#change

There is a club in this world that you do not join knowingly. One day you are just a member. It is “The life changing events club.” The fee to join the club is hurt beyond belief, payable in full, up front for a lifetime membership. The benefit of the club is a new found perspective on life, and a deep understanding that you may not be happy about your current situation, but you can be happy in your current situation. The only rule to the club is that you cannot tell anyone that you are a member. The club does not provide a directory of its members, but when you look into a member’s eye, you can tell that they too are part of the club. Members are allowed to exchange that brief eye contact that says: “I didn’t know.” Being a member of this club is the last thing that anyone initially wants in their life. Being a member of this club is the best thing that ever happens to a person in their life, and there is not a person in the club that would ever give up their membership. If you really look and know what you are looking for you can spot the clubs members; they are the ones that provide a random act of kindness and do something for someone who can never repay them for what they have done. They are the people spreading joy and optimism and lifting people’s spirits even when their own heart has been broken. I have paid my dues; my lifetime membership arrived today, not by mail, but by a deep inner feeling that I cannot describe. It is the best club that I never wanted to be part of. But I am glad that I am a member. ↗

— John Passaro

#hurting-heart #life-changing-events #perspective-is-a-gift #change

Events that are predestined require but little management. They manage themselves. They slip into place while we sleep, and suddenly we are aware that the thing we fear to attempt, is already accomplished. ↗

— Amelia Barr

#already #attempt #aware #events #fear

Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#born #conscious #death #die #events

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#hearing #me #myself #prevents #static

I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin writing the book. ↗

— Mercedes Lackey

#before #begin #book #broad #details

That's the difference between golf and many other sports. You go to some other sporting events, they just leave you or give you the cold shoulder and move on. ↗

— Bernhard Langer

#cold #difference #events #give #go

So, in the course of events, I had an opportunity to come in contact with Colin Matthews, through the Rex Foundation sponsoring recordings of various music that was being recorded over there. ↗

— Phil Lesh

#colin #come #contact #course #events