Get It In

Death is permanent.  A coworker said those words to me recently as we discussed life, goals and dreams.  “Time waits for no one,” she said.  No truer words have ever been spoken.  As teenagers we often think we have all the time in the world to do the things we want, make mistakes, pursue our dreams or go back to our goals later.  Unfortunately, time does not wait for us.  We don’t know where we are in the line for our check out of this life so living everyday like it’s our last is a good decision.

After this particular talk with my coworker, I thought about my life and my dreams.  I’m not going to sit here and say that I go hard 100% toward my goals/dreams every day because I don’t.  I would love to be able to sit home everyday and focus on my writing but I can’t.  I have bills to pay and a child in daycare.  I work two jobs because my main job as an educator simply does not help to make ends meet.

However, there are three things at the forefront of my mind each day; my relationship with God, my family, my goals and dreams.  Even though I work a lot and my grandson takes up a chunk of my time now, I am never far from the things that are most important to me.  When I think about time, I think about how much I can get done in day that will put me closer to reaching my goals.  Some days are better than others but I won’t give up because death is permanent.  When I go, so do my dreams.  The impact I hope to have on my kids and family can’t be revealed if I give up.  So I plan to get it all in while I can.

I know we may often tell ourselves that we will wait until we have more money, or more time, or when the kids graduate or when we retire in order to pursue the things that are on our hearts to bring forth into the world.  But time waits for no one.  Get it in while you can.  Take small steps, baby steps toward your goal.  Do what you can everyday no matter how big or how small.  As long as what you do is a step forward, that’s all that matters.

I think my parents lived a good life but I know there was more they wanted to do.  Time didn’t wait for them.  My father passed away about five years into his retirement and my mom was about two years in when she passed away.  Both were in their early sixties.  They had a lot of years ahead of them, or so they thought.  When the days get rough and the struggle to realize my dreams becomes a bit too hard to think about, I remember my parents and the time they thought they had.  They help me to push through the tough times.

Find an anchor, something that will help to get and keep you in track.  Write it down or take a picture of it and put it some where you will see it often.  Remember to keep pushing.  Keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep checking off items on your ‘to do’ list.  You’re getting there!

Trusting and believing…:)

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