I was reminded of these words of wisdom when I read Betty Boops post called "Ilove you enough". A friend of mine e-mailed this to me years ago and it made me think and appreciate what I have got!
"We convince ourselvs 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 obtacle in the way, something to be gotten through
first, some unfinished business, time still to be served,
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. Treasure it more because you shared
it with someone special, special enough to spend your time,
and remember that time waits for no one.
Stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to
school, until you lose 10 pounds, until you gain 10 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 die, until you are born again to decide that there is
no better time than right now to be happy!!
Happioness is a journey, not a destination.
"Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching."
"We convince ourselvs 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 obtacle in the way, something to be gotten through
first, some unfinished business, time still to be served,
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. Treasure it more because you shared
it with someone special, special enough to spend your time,
and remember that time waits for no one.
Stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to
school, until you lose 10 pounds, until you gain 10 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 die, until you are born again to decide that there is
no better time than right now to be happy!!
Happioness is a journey, not a destination.
"Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching."
No words were ever more true than these.
c: :heart:
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