Dance Like No One's Watching

        We convince ourselves that life will be better
after we get married, have a baby, then another.
        Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that
we have teenagers to deal with.
 We will certainly be happy when they are
out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his
or her act together, when we get a nicer car,
 are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?
        Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from  Alfred D Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life.
But there was always some obstacle in the way,
something to be gotten through
 first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.
  Then life would  begin.  At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."
        This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.
        Happiness is the way.  So, treasure every moment that you have.
And treasure it more because you shared it
with someone special, special
enough to spend your time...
and remember that time waits for no one...
So stop waiting until you
finish school, until you go back to school,
until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until
winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've  sobered up,
until you die, until you are born again
to decide that there is no
better time than right now to be happy...
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.