Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. I am guilty. Guilty of wishing for the future. Guilty of living in the future.
Paulo Coelho's advice in his book 'Eleven Minutes' could not be more relevant to me. His message is clear - live your today, not your tomorrow.
I am guilty of doing the very opposite of this.
When I stop and think about it, I constantly wish my 'today' away. I constantly look to my 'tomorrow'.
As I do my morning exercise, I wish the sweat and pain away.
As I catch my morning ferry, I wish the 'wasted' travel time away.
As I rush between meetings at work, I wish the evening would arrive.
As the week progresses, I wish for Friday night.
I could go on and on and on, but I think that it's clear what my problem is. There is too much 'wishing' and too little 'enjoying'.
It's time to shift my perspective. It's time to wish less and enjoy more.
I'm going to enjoy that sweat and pain as a I exercise.
I'm going to cherish that morning downtime on the ferry.
I'm going to seek maximum fulfillment from each and every experience during my day, rather than looking towards the next activity.
And now is a great time to start. I'm going to stop thinking about what I'm going to eat after I finish this post and reflect on what I am committing to.
My time starts now. Let's see how I go.
From now on, the motto 'live your today, not your tomorrow' will be tattooed onto my eyelids.
