Change Happens Today
You make the choices to have the good life you desire.
Remember how long you've been putting this off, how many extensions the god's gave you, and you didn't use them. At some point you have to recognize what world it is that you belong to; what power rules it and from what source you spring; that there is a limit to the time assigned you, and if you don't use it to free yourself it will be gone and will never return. ~ Meditations 2:4
Change happens today. Not tomorrow, the next day, the day after, or the day after. You can't expect it to happen another day because experience has shown you that that day never comes.
You keep thinking you will magically change into someone else, but no genie-in-the-bottle-magic-stuff is waiting to bail you out. You are in control. You make the choices to have the good life you desire.
You can start by destroying the pages of the past. Forget the past - it's a distraction. Stop reliving it because you can't do anything to change the outcome. While thinking about the past, the present is staring you right in the face, and the future is passing you by.
The present is your future's past.
If you want the good life with no regrets then make the most of living in this moment.
What changes should you make? That's up to you. You know you best.
Most battles are waged in the mind and heart. These two areas are the source of our decisions. They determine the strength of our character and the goodness we show to ourselves and others.
Choose today to nurture these two areas. How?
- Be silent.
- Think.
- Read.
- Journal.
- Take a walk.
- Talk less.
- Listen more.
Carve out small amounts of time daily, and you will begin to see real change in your life.
You've heard it said to live today like it's your last—and you must do just that. Live life with urgency.
The Stoics love to remind us "that there is a limit to the time assigned to you." Today, you could die! What if today is your last day, and this is your last breath? How do you want to live it?
It doesn't matter if you are 16 or 60; use today to free yourself, or it will be gone.
Change happens today.
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~ Steve
