Dance Like No One's Watching


   Just a little inspiration. . .
  
   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, reassure every moment that you have.
   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.
  
   Thought for the day:
  
   Work like you don't need money,
   Love like you've never been hurt,
   And dance like no one's watching.