more pam houston...i bought another one of her books at borders the other day, and was struck by this paragraph. i'd take experiences over things anyday. if the opportunity comes, why not? i've said many times - i've only regretted things i chose not to do, never things i did.

today we are talking about redefining success. i am telling her about my first notion of success, which came from my parents and involved country clubs, clothing and cars. as i became an adult, i replaced them ith a list of my own, no less arbitrary: a Ph.D, a book of short stories, a place on a best seller list, a film. but now i am coming to the understanding that success has less to do with the accumulation of things and more to do with the accumulation of moments, and that creating a successful life might be as simple as determining which moments are most valuable and seeing how many of those i can string together in a line.