A Million Steps Quotes

“while walking in Spain. With that attitude, I resolved not to worry about anything that was beyond my control––which happens to be almost everything! Life can only be lived and experienced in the moment. An adage in my guidebook summed this up well: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift––that is why it is called the present.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“People will always walk into our lives to show us something or say something, to love us or take care of us, to put us on our path, and then when it’s complete, they leave. We are left behind with more than we can imagine, which we then share with others…on their paths.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift––that is why it is called the present.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“I believe the main reason we miss life’s signs is we are not open to seeing them or too busy to notice.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“Live the good you have learned here.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“The key, I decided, was to stop worrying about the many things in life that are beyond anyone’s control. When useless worry is removed from the brain, it opens up lots of space for actual living.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“source of self-delusion. How could a successful young executive with a passion for fitness be an alcoholic? After quitting, I increased my daily exercise time to two hours per day and began bicycling. Everyone has a different experience quitting, and I am truly thankful that mine did not come with a lingering desire to repeat any of”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“The only thing we ultimately control is our reaction to events in our lives.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“Letting go creates space for the next learning experience, but equally important, allows that”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“The key, I decided, was to stop worrying about the many things in life that are beyond anyone’s control. When useless worry is removed from the brain, it opens up lots of space for actual living. In my life, worry takes two distinct forms. The first is a closet full of regrets about the past and the second is an ocean of concern for the future. When I waste thought in either zone, it robs precious time from the present moment where things are usually pretty damn fine.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“Steve suggested that the positive and negative energy we extend has a direct correlation to what we receive.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“The first third of the trip is for the body, the second third for the mind, and the last third for the soul,” the Camino saying goes.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“person to share their lessons with others. Again, I thought of Roberta and wondered”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“worry takes two distinct forms. The first is a closet full of regrets about the past and the second is an ocean of concern for the future. When I waste thought in either zone, it robs precious time from the present moment where things are usually pretty damn fine.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“positive and negative energy we extend has a direct correlation to what we receive. It really hit me like a large stone to the forehead.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“Once we start to see them, as I finally did after the death of my father from alcoholism, the ultimate key to success is having a confident inner faith to trust and obey the direction.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“Worrying is praying for what you don’t want.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps

“There is no way to be happy yesterday or tomorrow. The only time to be happy is now.”
― Kurt Koontz, A Million Steps