Dance Like No One's 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 than 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 is no way to happiness.
Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. So 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.....Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
Thought for the day:
Work like you don't need the money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching.
Time waits for no one.
Author
Found...finally...
She is: Crystal Boyd and she recently e-mailed this to me:
"Hi There,
I noticed that the essay entitled, "Dance Like no one's watching" appears on
your website. While this has been widely circulated by Author Unknown, I
would like to note that I wrote this in 1998. It first appeared in a
internet list server, called "Prose for the Weekend."
Later it was incorporated in my locally published book called, "Midnight
Muse."
If you can find it in your heart to put my name to my work, I'd appreciate
it.
Thank you and Bless all,
Crystal Boyd
Editor's Note:
Crystal...thanks very much for
letting me know the author of this excellent essay...and
thanks for allowing me to keep it up on my website.
Lloyd
Visit Crystal's Website (under
construction) for more of her very
creative and inspiring work!
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