Daydreaming
June 25th 2008 15:11
What if this moment, this fleeting moment in time, is all we get in life. What if the future is as flighty as the decisions we make today. What if the happiness that we have right now is the best happiness we will ever get...
I would like to think that my life has counted for something. I would like to believe that I have made a difference. Yet, as I look around at the things and people in my life, I am forced to question whether this is true. Have I really done anything in my life worht while? Yes, I have accomplished things; things that most people would consider worthy of praise. Yet I cant help but think that I should have, could have done more with my life thus far. I start things that I never finish, I daydream about places I will never go and people I will never associate with. I tend to remove myself from the difficulties of life by daydreaming of greener pastures. I have had plenty of opportunities to follow my dreams, yet haven't thus far. Fear, of failure perhaps, has always held on to my heel as I tried to take the first step forward. I could possibly be in a different, more exciting place right now if I hadn't given in to that fear. However, what if this is exactly where I am supposed to be? What if all the seemingly lousy decisions I have made up until this point have lead me to the exact spot where I was destined to be all along? What if I am supposed to have this "Aha!!" moment right now to show me that my life is exactly where it should be?
We always want what we dont have and are rarely satisfied with what we do have. Therefore, instead of daydreaming about the places I dont live or the things I dont have, why not be content with the things I do have. The loving spouse (even if he's not perfect!), the adorable baby (even if she was a bit of a surprise that I might not have been ready for), the chance to start over with any career I choose, the supportive family.....etc., etc. I tend to live with my head in the clouds so I dont have to deal with the crummy weather down below. I am beginning to realize, however, that in order to get ahead in life, you have face the rain head on! I cannot continue to wish I were somewhere or someone else. I must face the realty of life...as unglamorous and unfashionable as it might be sometimes.
This is the only life that we get! Don't waste the precious minutes being unsatisfied. Find the good around you and focus on that...and slowly, your path will emerge and dreams will come true...or something like that I hope!
I would like to think that my life has counted for something. I would like to believe that I have made a difference. Yet, as I look around at the things and people in my life, I am forced to question whether this is true. Have I really done anything in my life worht while? Yes, I have accomplished things; things that most people would consider worthy of praise. Yet I cant help but think that I should have, could have done more with my life thus far. I start things that I never finish, I daydream about places I will never go and people I will never associate with. I tend to remove myself from the difficulties of life by daydreaming of greener pastures. I have had plenty of opportunities to follow my dreams, yet haven't thus far. Fear, of failure perhaps, has always held on to my heel as I tried to take the first step forward. I could possibly be in a different, more exciting place right now if I hadn't given in to that fear. However, what if this is exactly where I am supposed to be? What if all the seemingly lousy decisions I have made up until this point have lead me to the exact spot where I was destined to be all along? What if I am supposed to have this "Aha!!" moment right now to show me that my life is exactly where it should be?
We always want what we dont have and are rarely satisfied with what we do have. Therefore, instead of daydreaming about the places I dont live or the things I dont have, why not be content with the things I do have. The loving spouse (even if he's not perfect!), the adorable baby (even if she was a bit of a surprise that I might not have been ready for), the chance to start over with any career I choose, the supportive family.....etc., etc. I tend to live with my head in the clouds so I dont have to deal with the crummy weather down below. I am beginning to realize, however, that in order to get ahead in life, you have face the rain head on! I cannot continue to wish I were somewhere or someone else. I must face the realty of life...as unglamorous and unfashionable as it might be sometimes.
This is the only life that we get! Don't waste the precious minutes being unsatisfied. Find the good around you and focus on that...and slowly, your path will emerge and dreams will come true...or something like that I hope!
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