Embracing the Mindset: Why Someday is Today

"All the joy and passion you can envision can be yours right now, rather than in a future point in time." Madisyn Taylor

The time we are blessed with is limited and tends to be used up all too quickly. How we utilize that time is consequently one of the most important decisions we make. Yet it is far too easy to put off until tomorrow what we are dreaming of today. The hectic pace of modern existence affords us an easy out; we shelve our aspirations so we can cope more effectively with the challenges of the present, ostensibly to have more time and leisure to realize our purpose in the future. Or we tell ourselves that we will chase our dreams someday once we have accomplished other lesser goals. In truth, it is our fear that keeps us from seeking fulfillment in the here and now--because we view failure as a possibility, our reasons for delaying our inevitable success seem sound and rational. If we ask ourselves what we are really waiting for, however, we discover that there is no truly compelling reason why we should put off the pursuit of the dreams that sustain us. When regarded as a question, "Why not now?" drains us of our power to realize our ambitions. We are so concerned with the notion that we are somehow undeserving of happiness that we cannot see that there is much we can do in the present to begin courting it. Yet when we look decisively at our existence and state, "Why not now, indeed!" we are empowered to begin changing our lives this very moment. We procrastinate for many reasons, from a perceived lack of time to a legitimate lack of self-belief, but the truth of the matter is that there is no time like the present and no time but the present. Whatever we aim to accomplish, we will achieve it more quickly and with a greater degree of efficiency when we seize the day and make the most of the resources we have at our disposal presently. All the joy, passion, and contentment you can envision can be yours right now, rather than in some far-flung point in time. You need only remind yourself that there is nothing standing between you and fulfillment. If you decide that today is the day you will take your destiny into your hands, you will soon discover that you hold the keys of fate.

You don’t have to know the ending….

You don't need a life without a fight.

You need a life worth fighting for.

It takes strength to witness your own patterns and correct your course.

It takes strength to resist what's become so familiar.

Most people will never realize how deeply the compulsion to repeat can run, how entrenched we can become in the paths we've walked over and over again, until we cannot see anything beyond them.

It takes strength to choose differently, to believe in what you can sense but not yet see.

It takes strength to be different, to be humble, and to change.

It takes strength to become the person you've always wanted to be.

Resilience isn't always toughness.

Sometimes, it's the softness to simply let things move through you.

Sometimes, it's the willingness to not act on emotions you would not want more fully expressed, but just to feel them and let them go.

"Sometimes we have the most meaningful conversations in the most unexpected places with the most captivating souls...talking, inquiring and listening for hours. No ego, no pressures, no pride....pure humility. When we open our hearts to others...we grow. We change. We find hope, restore faith, feel love. ❤

It's hard. It's a constant reminder. It's the way to move beyond our ego...it's humility. 🙏" Patricia Gaudette

"I hope there are days when your .....tastes like magic

when your playlist makes you dance, strangers make you smile, and the night sky touches your soul. I hope there are days when you fall in love with being alive." anonymous

"I like the feeling of skinny dipping under the full moon, kisses that uncage my wild, being told the truth, fresh inspiration, packing for a road trip, late night storytelling with soul family, and the feeling of knowing I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be, doing exactly what I was meant to do." anonymous

Face the mirror.

Do a Self-Check In.

Disover your compassion, connection, curiosity, creativity, courage, calm, clarity, and confidence.

"I’VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT CONTAINERS.

THE THINGS WE ASK TO HOLD OUR STUFF . . . INCLUDING, SOMETIMES, OURSELVES.

I’ve been thinking about how tight so many of these containers have become.The visceral sensation I have of being cramped, tucked and folded.The visceral sensation I have of meeting others who are also cramped, tucked and folded, holding themselves just so. Just so . . . what? So someone will like us?Why do we cramp ourselves in stiflingly tight containers? Is it because it feels safe? Or that we'll feel accepted when we prove our skills when it comes to contortion?There's another way, my loves." Steph Jagger