We convince ourselves that life
will be better after we get married, have a baby, then
another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old
enough and we’ll be more content when they are. After that
we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We
will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.
We tell
ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets
his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to
go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there’s
no better time to live than right now. If not now, when?
Your life will
always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to
yourself and decide to be happy anyway. A wonderful quote
comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For a long
time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real
life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something
to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time
still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would
begin......... At last it dawned on me that these obstacles
were my life."
This
perspective has helped me to see that we need to treasure
every moment that we have. And treasure it more because you
shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your
time...and remember that time waits for no one....
So stop
waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school,
until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until
you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you
start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you
get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until
you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off,
until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until
you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your
song comes on, until you’ve had a drink, until you’ve
sobered up, until you die to decide that there is no better
time than right now to live life.
Life is a
journey, not a destination.
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