Stop Waiting

Author Unknown

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 than right now.


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 is no way to happiness.


Happiness is the way.


So, treasure every moment that you have.


Stop waiting until you finish school,

until you go back to school,

until you lose 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 you are off welfare, until the first or 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.