Dance Like No One Is Watching
We convince ourselves 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. 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 ourselves 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.
The truth is, there's no better time to be happy then right now. If not now, when?
Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit 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 about to begin real life. But
there was always some obstacle in the way, 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".
This perspective has helped me to see that there's is no way to happiness, happiness is
the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you
shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember that
time waits for no one.
So stop waiting: until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you loose ten
pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, 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 the
fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up,
until you die, until you are born again, to decide that there is no better time than right now
to be happy.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
Work like you don't need money,
love like you've never been hurt,
and dance like no one is watching.
