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This is the beginning of a
new day.
(Dance like no one is watching)
We convince ourselfs 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.
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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 ourselfs 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.
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The truth is, there's no better
time to be happy than right now. If not, when? Your life
will always be filled with challenges.
It's best to amit 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 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.
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This perspective has helped
me to see that there is no way to happiness, Happiness IS
the way.
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So, treasure every moment you
have. And treasure it more because you shared it with
someone special, special enough
to spend your time with... and remember that time
waits for no one.
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So stop waiting until you finish
school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten
pounds, 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
the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've
had a drink, until you die,
until you are born, again to decide to there is no better time
then right now to be happy.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
Love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching. |