The Daily OM– Waitingfor Someday

Waitingfor Someday
Why Not Now?

by Madisyn Taylor

All the joy and passion you canenvision can be yours right now, rather than in a future point in time.

The time we are blessed with is limited and tends to beused up all too quickly. How we utilize that time is consequently one of themost important decisions we make. Yet it is far too easy to put off untiltomorrow what we are dreaming of today. The hectic pace of modern existenceaffords us an easy out; we shelve our aspirations so we can cope moreeffectively with the challenges of the present, ostensibly to have more timeand leisure to realize our purpose in the future. Or we tell ourselves that wewill chase our dreams someday once we have accomplished other lesser goals. Intruth, it is our fear that keeps us from seeking fulfillment in the here andnow—because we view failure as a possibility, our reasons for delaying ourinevitable success seem sound and rational. If we ask ourselves what we arereally waiting for, however, we discover that there is no truly compellingreason why we should put off the pursuit of the dreams that sustain us.

When regarded as a question, “Why not now?” drains us ofour power to realize our ambitions. We are so concerned with the notion that weare somehow undeserving of happiness that we cannot see that there is much wecan do in the present to begin courting it. Yet when we look decisively at ourexistence and state, “Why not now, indeed!” we are empowered to begin changingour lives this very moment. We procrastinate for many reasons, from a perceivedlack of time to a legitimate lack of self-belief, but the truth of the matteris that there is no time like the present and no time but the present. Whateverwe aim to accomplish, we will achieve it more quickly and with a greater degreeof efficiency when we seize the day and make the most of the resources we haveat our disposal presently.

All the joy, passion, and contentment you can envisioncan be yours right now, rather than in some far-flung point in time. You needonly remind yourself that there is nothing standing between you andfulfillment. If you decide that today is the day you will take your destinyinto your hands, you will soon discover that you hold the keys of fate.