Dance Like No One's Watching...
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.
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. One of my favourite 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
through first, some unfinished business, time still to be
served, or 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. 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, until you are born again to
decide that there is no
better time than right now to be happy...Happiness is a
journey, not a
destination.
So, work like you don't need money. Love like you've never
been hurt and
Dance like no one's watching.