When?

Many times even in matters of faith, happiness is a future prize. I lived many years with that kind of mentality. Recently there has been many deaths of friends and people I know. This has made me ponder and think about life. One of my favorite movies " A Peaceful Warrior" talks about how most people sleep walk through life. Happiness is always in the future. This morning I read an email I received from "Zen Habits" that I thought I would share with you......bottom line don't wait to live....


My Life of Waiting

When I was young, I couldn’t wait to become an adult. Oh, the freedom! Becoming an adult would bring me happiness. I couldn’t wait.

When I became an adult, I couldn’t wait to get a good job. That would surely bring happiness. I couldn’t wait. When I got a good job, I couldn’t wait to get a raise. When I got a raise, I couldn’t wait to get married. When I got married, I couldn’t wait to buy a nicer car. Got the car, then I couldn’t wait to buy a house.

When I bought the house, I couldn’t wait to … get out of debt.

I could go on for quite awhile, but you get the point. None of my desires ever produced happiness, because I was stuck in the mindset of wanting more. When I got what I wanted, I wanted something else. My happiness was always on hold, because I was waiting to reach a goal.

Waiting for happiness.