---
title: "1 Approaching life Quotes By Jon Foreman"
description: "1 Approaching life quotes by Jon Foreman. Plus more from Jon Foreman and more Approaching life sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23c/jon-foreman-2854_approaching-life_switchfoot-is-a-surfing-term-to-switch-y_484536.png"
---

> [Switchfoot is a surfing term… To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It's about change and movement, a different way of approaching life and music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/switchfoot-is-a-surfing-term-to-switch-your-feet-means-to-take-a-new/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23c/jon-foreman-2854_approaching-life_switchfoot-is-a-surfing-term-to-switch-y_484536.png)

## More by Jon Foreman

> [Please be slow to judge ‘brothers’ who have a different calling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/please-be-slow-to-judge-brothers-who-have-a-different-calling/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [All music is worship. It just depends on what you’re worshipping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/all-music-is-worship-it-just-depends-on-what-you-re-worshipping/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [I'm always looking to find order within the chaos. And sometimes when my life gets fairly chaotic, I'll take a walk outside. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/i-m-always-looking-to-find-order-within-the-chaos-and-sometimes-when/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [If we spend our time obsessing with the future or regretting the past, then we will never live. Tomorrow will always be tomorrow and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/if-we-spend-our-time-obsessing-with-the-future-or-regretting-the-past/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [I try to write songs just for the song itself. I don't try and think about where it's going to end up, that way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/i-try-to-write-songs-just-for-the-song-itself-i-don-t-try-and-think/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [We were meant to live for so much more,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/we-were-meant-to-live-for-so-much-more/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [I think sometimes we can use spirituality as a vehicle to go closer to the things that frighten us and sometimes we can use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/i-think-sometimes-we-can-use-spirituality-as-a-vehicle-to-go-closer/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [I've always been fascinated with the strong emotional ties that music can have. A song can bring you back to a place or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/i-ve-always-been-fascinated-with-the-strong-emotional-ties-that-music/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [Eventually everything fails me, but when I look at the sunset or the sky, I'm reminded what it's like to be alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/eventually-everything-fails-me-but-when-i-look-at-the-sunset-or-the/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [The easiest thing to do is throw a rock. It's a lot harder to create a stained glass window. I used to get upset…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/the-easiest-thing-to-do-is-throw-a-rock-it-s-a-lot-harder-to-create-a/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [I've experienced more sunrises with my bandmates and friends out on the road than with my wife, because we're always up at these strange…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/i-ve-experienced-more-sunrises-with-my-bandmates-and-friends-out-on/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [You wake up, you wake up, another day, you wake up, you wake up, traffic still moving at the same speed, our eyes looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/you-wake-up-you-wake-up-another-day-you-wake-up-you-wake-up-traffic/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [I usually write from my own experience, and that's definitely a true statement for me. I think having a song about desiring to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/i-usually-write-from-my-own-experience-and-that-s-definitely-a-true/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [I yearn to live and love and burn, and yet so much of my time is spent faking and forgetting, faking and forgetting I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/i-yearn-to-live-and-love-and-burn-and-yet-so-much-of-my-time-is-spent/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

> [That's what life is, a continual state of journey. You are a river passing downstream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/that-s-what-life-is-a-continual-state-of-journey-you-are-a-river/)

[Jon Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-foreman/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approaching-life/jon-foreman/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Approaching life Quotes By Jon Foreman",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Switchfoot is a surfing term… To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It's about change and movement, a different way of approaching life and music.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jon Foreman"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-foreman/switchfoot-is-a-surfing-term-to-switch-your-feet-means-to-take-a-new/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23c/jon-foreman-2854_approaching-life_switchfoot-is-a-surfing-term-to-switch-y_484536.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23c/jon-foreman-2854_approaching-life_switchfoot-is-a-surfing-term-to-switch-y_484536.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23c/jon-foreman-2854_approaching-life_switchfoot-is-a-surfing-term-to-switch-y_484536.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Switchfoot is a surfing term… To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction…” — Jon Foreman",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approaching-life/jon-foreman/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approaching-life/jon-foreman/",
            "name": "Approaching life Quotes by Jon Foreman",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approaching-life/jon-foreman/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23c/jon-foreman-2854_approaching-life_switchfoot-is-a-surfing-term-to-switch-y_484536.png"
            },
            "description": "1 Approaching life quotes by Jon Foreman. Plus more from Jon Foreman and more Approaching life sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approaching-life/jon-foreman/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approaching-life/jon-foreman/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Approaching Life",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approaching-life/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Jon Foreman",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approaching-life/jon-foreman/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```