TONIGHT the clocks go forward, and this is one of the signals that the seasons are changing. Being of a certain age, I can say that time is passing too quickly, and I am left pondering where the first quarter of this year has gone.

Those close to me know that I have a rule by which I try to live, once shared by a friend who was advising me during a difficult period. He told me to park the past, you cannot change it. Don’t worry about the future, as most of what you worry about never comes to pass; it is wasted energy. That leaves us with the present; embrace it.