Living in the Present Prepares You for What's Ahead - If You Can Stay on Course
Wherever you go, there you are.
Time is running out.
The thought passed through my mind recently and left a chilling reminder: My days are numbered.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been waiting for my great, wonderful life to finally materialize.
I kept putting my dreams on hold — pushing them into the future and pretending that someday, I’d actually be able to experience what I’d waited so long to enjoy.
Now I’m smack in the middle of my sixth decade and finally beginning to understand that time doesn’t wait for anyone — and the universal stopwatch has no obligation to wait until I decide to catch up.
Every day I think about the people I knew and loved who left this earth much too soon.
People who designed and created a perfect future plan that never arrived. And I realize my own dreams are beginning to tarnish and fade even as I wonder how long they will still be important to me.
The truth is we must have something that compels us to look forward, despite the many unknowns as we travel through this timeline. And while we may reflect on our past for guidance, it’s impossible to project what lay ahead. Because many of those past experiences were also unknown or unplanned for or unexpected.
So how can we possibly get through our days with any degree of hope and assurance that we have much to strive for?
Well, that question is a personal one for sure. Because each of us has our own criteria for determining what brings a sense of fulfillment and purpose to our lives.
Perhaps there are a few guidelines we can take into account as we come to grips with our ultimate mortality and human limitations. Here are a few that keep me afloat on most days.
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