The future has a way of arriving unannounced” [George Will].
It’s difficult to believe. Even harder to imagine. But it’s true.
You future is here!
You know that far-off-in-the-distant, one day I’ll get there, that’s why I’m working so hard today future? Yes, that ONE! Well, it’s here.
And it might not even seem like it. Could be impossible to recognize, what with all the exceedingly normal activity you have planned for today. But be assured, today is your future.
What do you mean it doesn’t look like what you had imagined? Were you anticipating marching bands, balloons, a parade in your honor?
What? You weren’t ready for the future’s arrival? What were you expecting today to be? Just more of yesterday?
Simone Weil said, “the future is made of the same stuff as the present.”
That may be why it doesn’t look particularly different. And it may also explain why we don’t recognize it. And why we fail to plan for it.
I wonder what would happen if we managed to stop thinking of the future as some fuzzy time far off in the distance happening that will burst on the scene when we least expect it, and begin thinking of the future as tomorrow.
You can sit by and mindlessly go through the motions, waiting for your “some day” to arrive.
You can hold your future hostage through the actions of your past.
You can paralyze the future through unforgiveness, bitterness, and shame.
You can ignore the future — play the part of the grasshopper instead of the ant.
In the end, it doesn’t matter how you treat the future, it’s coming again tomorrow. The future is not a surprise party given in your honor. It is a creation of your efforts. Each of us is responsible for our own future.
So, the question you must ask yourself is this one:
How are you going to live today,
to create the tomorrow you’re committed to?
~Tony Robbins
See how easy that is? Change today, impact tomorrow, and create the future you’ve imagined.
Whatever you are, be a good one!
Deanna
PS: “Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal” [Wayne Dyer].
Whatever You Are, Be a Good One 