Stop
Waiting
Author
Unknown
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 be happy than right now!
Your life will always be
filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to
be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes 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 first, some unfinished business, time still to be
served, a debt 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 there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure
every moment that you have.
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, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than
right now to be happy!
