From “Meditations” Book II

“For a man cannot lose either the past or the future: for what a man has not, how can anyone take this from him?… For the present is the only thing of which a man can be deprived”

So I’m trying to live for today. Be present in the present for myself and for my kids.

My past cannot be taken from me- good times and bad- failures and successes- they are me- my past. But the past is no longer. It is over.

My future cannot be taken from me- it is not yet determined. It is not yet possessed and cannot be lost. My future is still mine, and will always be mine, to make as I choose.

Only the present can be lost. And I am in control of the present- and I will not lose it. I will not let it be deprived from me.

Be strong on Valentines Day and love yourself today and everyday.