The time we are blessed with is limited and tends to be used up all too
quickly. How we utilize that time is consequently one of the most important
decisions we make. Yet it is far too easy to put off until tomorrow what we are
dreaming of today. The hectic pace of modern existence affords us an easy out;
we shelve our aspirations so we can cope more effectively with the challenges
of the present, ostensibly to have more time and leisure to realize our purpose
in the future. Or we tell ourselves that we will chase our dreams someday once
we have accomplished other lesser goals. In truth, it is our fear that keeps us
from seeking fulfillment in the here and now--because we view failure as a
possibility, our reasons for delaying our inevitable success seem sound and
rational. If we ask ourselves what we are really waiting for, however, we
discover that there is no truly compelling reason
why we should put off the pursuit of the dreams that sustain us.
When regarded as a question, "Why not now?" drains us of our power to
realize our ambitions. We are so concerned with the notion that we are somehow
undeserving of happiness that we cannot see that there is much we can do in the
present to begin courting it. Yet when we look decisively at our existence and
state, "Why not now, indeed!" we are empowered to begin changing our
lives this very moment. We procrastinate for many reasons, from a perceived
lack of time to a legitimate lack of self-belief, but the truth of the matter
is that there is no time like the present and no time but the present. Whatever
we aim to accomplish, we will achieve it more quickly and with a greater degree
of efficiency when we seize the day and make the most of the resources we have at
our disposal presently.
All the joy, passion, and contentment you can envision can be yours right now,
rather than in some far-flung point in time. You need only remind yourself that
there is nothing standing between you and fulfillment. If you decide that today
is the day you will take your destiny into your hands, you will soon discover
that you hold the keys of fate.
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