Stop Waiting

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Posted by: " Aseem Kaistha " vkaisthaa2002

Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:55 am (PDT)

 

Stop Waiting

 

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.

 

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 favorite

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, and 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.

 

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.