Don't Wait, Seize Each Moment

"Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them." - Orison Swett Marden

 

It is important for us all to live our lives one day at a time, and realize that RIGHT NOW this is enough. Reflect on the past for what you have learned from it, but do not grieve over it for it is gone. Look forward to what lies ahead of us in the future, but do not worry about it, for it has not yet arrived. Life starts NOW, Live in the present, and make it so great it will be worth thinking about later. Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. Don't wait for it. Go out and achieve it. High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately.

 

What is it you want to do for yourself? Improve your health? Exercise? Eat better? Cut out something that's not benefiting you? Improve or learn a new skill? Start a new project? Finish a project? Get organized?

 

What is it you want to do for someone else? Repair a friendship or relationship? Stand up for others? Reach out to someone who just needs a friend to talk to? An act of kindness? Help someone who needs it? Give to the needy? Donate?

 

If you made a mental list, you know there are so many things we could do. So many things we want to do. So many things we need to do. There are things we want and need to accomplish. We just need to take action. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can get done today.  Don't wait to do later, what you can start to do right now.

 

On a deeper level, right here and right now we all have the opportunity to do something to positively change and affect our own lives, and possibly the lives of others. These are tough times. The world needs change. The world needs to be better. We need to be and do better.  For ourselves and for others around us. Be the change you want to see in the world.

 

Seize the moment and take action. Any action is better than no action and there is never a better time to do something, than now. You'll feel better because you did.  Make today great!

 

"You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. Using them up in any self-defeating ways means you've lost them forever." - Wayne Dyer