Most of us convince ourselves that life will be good once we are
married, have a baby.
We get frustrated because our children are not old enough,
and that all will be well when they are older.
Then we are frustrated because they reach adolescence and we must
deal with them. Surely we'll be happier when they grow out of the
teen years.
We tell ourselves our life will be better when our spouse gets
his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take
a vacation, when we finally retire.
The truth is that there is no better time to be happy than right
now.
If not, then when?
Our life will always be full of challenges. It is better to
admit as much and to decide to be happy in spite of it all.
For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start.
Real life.
But there was always some obstacle along the way, an ordeal to
get through, some work to be finished, some time to be given, a
bill to be paid. Then life would start.
I finally came to understand that those obstacles were life.
That point of view helped me see that there isn't any road to
happiness.
Happiness IS the road.
So, enjoy every moment.
Stop waiting for school to end, for a return to school, to lose
ten pounds, to gain ten pounds, for work to begin, to get
married, for Friday evening, for Sunday morning, waiting for a
new car, for your mortgage to be paid off, for spring, for
summer, for fall, for winter, for the first or the fifteenth of
Most of us convince ourselves that life will be better once we are
married, have a baby, then another.
Then we get frustrated because our children are not old enough,
and that all will be well when they are older.
Then we are frustrated because they reach adolescence and we must
deal with them. Surely we'll be happier when they grow out of the
teen years.
We tell ourselves our life will be better when our spouse gets
his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take
a vacation, when we finally retire.
The truth is that there is no better time to be happy than right
now.
If not, then when?
Your life will always be full of challenges. It is better to
admit as much and to decide to be happy in spite of it all.
For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start.
Real life.
But there was always some obstacle along the way, an ordeal to
get through, some work to be finished, some time to be given, a
bill to be paid. Then life would start.
I finally came to understand that those obstacles were life.
That point of view helped me see that there isn't any road to
happiness.
Happiness IS the road.
So, enjoy every moment.
Stop waiting for school to end, for a return to school, to lose
ten pounds, to gain ten pounds, for work to begin, to get
married, for Friday evening, for Sunday morning, waiting for a
new car, for your mortgage to be paid off, for spring, for
summer, for fall, for winter, for the first or the fifteenth of
the month, for your song to be played on the radio, to die, to be
reborn... before deciding to be happy.
Happiness is a voyage, not a destination.
There is no better time to be happy than.
Live and enjoy life to the edge.
