I'm probably showing my age, but do you remember this line from one of Tom Petty's songs? I can just hear him singing it now in that unique voice of his. I remember how much I liked his music at the time it was a hit, but it's funny how things change. Now, when I hear this song, his voice sounds kind of "whiny".
I've come to a recent conclusion: I'm done waiting. Well, I guess it's not a new conclusion since I think I've actually been done waiting for a long time now and actively started NOT waiting. When you're waiting, you're not living!
The first instance that comes to mind of this is how much joy I've gained from participating in community theater, something that just might result in appearances in professional theater one day. Theater is something that I've always wanted to do, yet a few years ago, my attitude was that I had to WAIT until I was thinner. I found that I was putting off a lot of things while waiting for that magical time. If I could just lose a few more pounds.....
Today, I'm on a weight-loss journey, I'm on a plateau right now, but it'll start to come off again, but the weight loss didn't start until AFTER I auditioned and received my first part. It'd been 15 years since I'd even thought about auditioning until I'd finally had enough of the waiting.
Have you ever heard that saying "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today?" A truer statement has not been uttered as far as I'm concerned. If at all possible, find a balance and pursue your dreams.
Last night, decompressing while watching one of my favorite shows, NCIS Los Angeles, one of the characters, Hetty, had this line to say:
"People worry too much about making the wrong choices when they should really worry about not making any."
Putting off making a choice until the time is perfect, is just another form of waiting. Waiting isn't living.
Feel and be blessed in all that you do today!
Until later...
