“I try to live in today. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is not here yet. I try to be in the moment. It’s like Christ and the cross. Christ was crucified between two liars. Today is real. Yesterday is clouded by memory; tomorrow is unknown. We can only trust Christ. We can only trust today.”
Denise Adams, CALPERA Conference attendee, Monterey, CA
How will we live tomorrow?
“However you want to live.”
Abraham, real estate developer, at GooglePlex, Mountain View, CA
“Religions are like brothers. They each have their similarities but also their differences. I am Jewish. I was in a dark place. I read Rumi, the Persian poet. Through him, I found myself, and then I found my Jewishness.”
How will we live tomorrow?
“Like today, but with less alcohol and friends.”
Bree, Santa Cruz newcomer at Seabright Brewery Neighborhood Night, Santa Cruz, CA
How will we live tomorrow?
“I assume tomorrow will represent some sort of Orwellian nightmare! One can only hope lol.”
Xander Panda Bear, event planner, Santa Barbara, CA
How will we live tomorrow?
“Retirement is when no one works for you.”
Tom Black, helicopter search and rescue volunteer, San Luis Obispo, CA
How will we live tomorrow?
“I’ve always worried about what my worth is; what am I giving? My goal is to touch people. I know I’ve done that.”
Debbie Littlejohn, Alaskan hiker, San Luis Obispo, CA
How will we live tomorrow?
“Private Google and Apple transport services rob us of community. We have to reign in the elites.”
Will Bartee, Software Engineer, Santa Cruz, CA
How will we live tomorrow?
“I m going to the tip of South America to teach English.”
O’Brian Reilly, 81, Public School Teacher for 38 years, Aptos, CA
How will we live tomorrow?
“In order to understand how we will live tomorrow, we have to be able to know where we are today. We cannot access that. We can’t see where we are from the inside.”
Scott Joly, Social instigator, Santa Cruz, CA
How will we live tomorrow?
“By helping each other.”
Mike Nelson, surfer from Atlantic City NJ in Big Sur, CA
How will we live tomorrow?
“I am creative. I will cook, sew and make things for others. I am living my dream right here. I have the sea, the sun, and I sell cookies.”
Stephanie, Brown Butter Cookie Company, Cayucos, CA