Dance Like No One's Watching...

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.