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 The Power of Someday

We all share key similarities in life some being: we all are born, we all will die, and we all have a small dash in between two dates that represent our lives. I sure love to mess around and waste basically the whole day doing something I enjoy, but thinking, and trying to figure out my goals, where I’m going, and how I am using my precious time is something we aren’t given much time to do especially in today's society.

Imagine living the way the best version of yourself lives and what does that look like. Why not be that today, why not work towards that today? If you are, that is great, if you aren’t then maybe it is time to start. Having small goals and a passion to get better is crucial to get bigger life long goals we strive for and it seems many people would waste time rather than do something that is beneficial for them. It is great to have breaks and mess around, but when it comes to the point of addiction or an obvious digression of your potential, then this would be the time where removing the problem is necessary. The opportunity to be the person you desire to be is here and now, better become who you want to be then have someone else define that for you later. The next obstacle would be putting your goals off for the future or “someday”. What is the end of this? What day will we start living the way we wanted to for so long, why not start today. The power of the word “someday” has the capability to waste days, months, even years towards your goals. We say someday I will go to the gym, someday I will be happy, someday I will quit this addiction, why not now? Someday will never happen since it is not a day in the week. We think in the future too much and need to think about what is going on right now, enjoy right now, and use the time off right now the best we can. For me slowing down meant quitting sports and pursuing something else that I enjoyed that also gave me more time, this is probably is not the same choice for anyone else, but it worked for me.

Now is the time to stop and think, even if it is just in the back of your mind, just think about what you really want out of yourself. I think we should start working on ourselves besides worrying whatever anyone else thinks, not just lying in wait anymore, but living the best way that you can everyday.