Why Wait To Be Great?

There is so much more we are all capable of than what we do. We think and talk about what grand things we will do one day to help the world. We think we have to reach some mystical milestone in our career or education path before we can begin to offer that help to make a real difference in the lives of others. If our ultimate objective is to help others, we can start right now with those who are by our sides. We can't see the forest for the trees sometimes. I have caught myself recently saying "I wish I could help with your youth group, but I just don't have the time." The irony is, I was thinking I didn't have time because I was so busy working on setting up my business because I want to raise enough money to help children all over the world. It suddenly dawned on me that I had stumbled on an opportunity to help children right here in the world. Funny how the universe hands us exactly what we want. I figured out that helping with a youth group for an hour a week doesn't mean that I have to abandon the cause to help children in other parts of the world as well, when I reach that mystical milestone. It just means that I can start right now to help others do great things right now instead of waiting until later to do great things later. It's win win win!!! If ultimately what we want is a better world with more happiness for everyone, the best thing is to start right now with what we can do right now.

I have found some astoundingly well crafted words of wisdom and inspiration to share with you for today. I hope these quotes will strike a chord with you to help set you on the path to making all your magnificent dreams come true by taking a specific and measurable step today and to continue doing that each and every day.

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,

or a debt to be paid.

Then life would begin.

At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

-- Alfred D Souza

Understanding Happiness

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. 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."
-- Author Unknown

If what we want to do is help others, then let's do that. We have no time to waste to cite off all the reasons we can't help. Why wait to be great? There's a Youth Group program called
Think 2wice that runs from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Prayer Palace at Finch and 400 in Toronto on Friday nights. Does anyone have time to help? If you can help, please let us know and we'll get you hooked up with the particulars. If you're not free Fridays from 8 to 9, hopefully there's something else you can do that will help others and make you feel maaarvellous at the same time. One person at a time, we can make everyone in the world a whole lot happier. Each one of us can start with ourselves.

Ardently yours,

Kathleen