How long is life? No one can answer that question, as it's different for everyone. But most people might agree that it is shorter than we might think.
And that leads to my question of the day - What are you waiting for? Why are you waiting? How long do you think you'll go on waiting before you realise that you are living now and today.
It's natural and normal to plan for the future, I'm not talking about that. It's sensible to plan your finances, plan your retirement, plan you kids growing up, as you will hopefully need these plans in place when the time comes.
But have a look at yourself and how YOU are living RIGHT NOW. Are you happy in your job? Marriage? Home? Social life? Do you feel that you're at a stage where if you went back 10 years, you would have planned to be in this state, or if you went forward 10 years would you look back and smile? No? Why not?
It is so important to remember that we are living in the present, and if something isn't right, right now, then you need to do something about it. If you hate your job, then start looking for a new one. Don't "give it another year" to see if it gets better, because during that year, you will get more and more despondent and unhappy, more and more stressed or bored and chances are, it won't get much better. How can something so bad now, suddenly be amazing in a years' time.
The same goes for your relationship. Are you waiting on your other half to "change", and suddenly realise the way you're being treated isn't the way you want to be treated? What makes a person change their whole persona when they've not done it yet?
If you're not happy, you need to ask yourself why you're not happy and what will make you happy. Then you need to put a plan in place, right now, to try and make you happy (using existing tools/people/jobs). And if that doesn't work you need to change your situation and make yourself happy. Life is too short to wait and wait and hope. If you don't make your own changes now, no one else is going to do them for you, and before you know it, you'll be 10 years older and just as unhappy.
LIVE YOUR LIFE AS YOU WANT TO LIVE IT NOW, NOT IN THE FUTURE.
