Your Future Starts Now

When we are young it is easy to believe that we have all the time we need. The future is so far away that it feels like there is no end to it. As we get older, the future begins to get shortened and we can begin to see the horizon, although it still seems far away. Suddenly, we realize that the future isn't far away, and we don't have as much as we once had.

Waiting until someday leads to disappointment. There isn't anything wrong with planning for the future, but we need to live in the present. If there is something you want to do, now is the time. The future may or may not be waiting for you. Don't put off what you want because you think you have plenty of time. You might, but you might not. As the quote reminds us, "Live each day as if it is your last. One day, you will be right."

Consider This

Today is the future you have been waiting for. Don't put off living until someday. Live today as if your future is not guaranteed because actually it isn't. So often people put off doing what they want to do thinking there will be plenty of time; when work slows down, next year, or just plain simply "someday". Don't put your dream off. Begin living it today. When the future comes it will be a bonus and you will have a longer time to enjoy the dream you created.

Reflections

Are you waiting for the future to have the life you want?

My Request

This week begin doing what you have been putting off for the future. A new project, a change in your environment, an improvement to your relationship; whatever it may be for you there is always a step or two you can take today to realize your dream. You don't have to wait. The sooner you get started on the dream, the longer you will have to enjoy it. Consider that "someday" will never come and it will never be found.

Notable Quotes

"The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." Abraham Lincoln

"Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed." Wayne Dyer

"Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and playtime." W.E.B Du Bois