The other day I was driving on the freeway and saw the licence plate in front of me. WHEN Nothing else. No bracket to give it context. Just one single word. And I thought.. how many times have I asked that question, or thought about it without much thought. "When?" - I know that I'm ___ and don't have a degree and it is on my bucket-list... I'll get around to it. When? - Someday when I .... then blah blah... - I'll be happy when I get to... Better yet.. Remember when...? "When" is one of those words that is the opposite of the present. It's about the past or the future. One of the things I have learned about life up to this point is that both the past and the future are futile places to live because we really have no influence over them. All we have is the present moment. We have NOW. Today. There is no way for me to express how grateful I am for that basic truth... The truth that there is no yesterday or tomorrow in the now. There is no resentment or anxiety in the now. There is just what is. ONE day. TODAY. That is all I have. When is not a question... When is not on the table... I am either living the life I want to live or I am not. I am following my dreams or I am not. Guess Yoda had a point... "Do or do not. There is no try.” Give TODAY all you have. It won't be enough for some, but don't live for the critics. Get your ass kicked doing all you can to be the best version of yourself, and enjoy every moment of it. Because, maybe that when we have been waiting for is never coming.
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AuthorI'm Michelle, and I've got a full plate! As a full-time dietetics student, step-mom, wife, study coach, and tutor in my late 30's, some days I'm barely scraping by. But, no matter what is on my plate, it's always gluten free! Categories
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