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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 …

“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin.
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!!

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.”

Author:
Crystal Boyd

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我们说服自己生活会在我们结婚后或是有了小孩子后变的好起来。

然后我们会因为孩子们还太小而沮丧，认为我们会在他们长大后感到满足。

然后我们会因为孩子处在青春期而烦恼，觉得当他们过了这个时间后一切就会好起来了。

我们告诉自己当和另一半慢慢地合拍后，或是有一辆更好的车后，或是能在退休后去好好的旅行，生活就完美了，

真实的情况是，没有时间比现在就高兴更好。

不是现在，那什么时候呢？

你的生活总会有各种挑战。所以最好就是承认这就是你自己，并决定去快乐的生活。

我最喜欢的名言之一来自 Alfred D Souza…

“在一段很长的时间里，我觉得好生活就要来了。但是总有一些要先解决了才行的事，一些未完成的工作，一些需要时间的活，或是未偿还的债务。这些完成后好生活才能到来，起码我认识到这些阻碍就是我的生活。

这个角度帮我看到，没有得到快乐的方法，快乐本身就是让自己快乐的方法。

因此，请珍惜你拥有的每一刻。并请珍惜它，因为你跟你一个特别的人分享它，并谨记时间不等人……

所以不要等到你毕业，或是等到你回到学校，或是等到你丢掉10块钱，或是等到你赚到10块钱，等到你有孩子，等到你的孩子长大，等到你开始工作，等到你退休，等到你结婚，等到你离婚，等到周五晚，等到周日早晨，等到供完一辆新车或一个新房，等到春天，等到夏天，等到秋天，等到冬天，等到你不享受社会补助，等到你是第一或是第十五(后面的不翻了，累死。。）

快乐是一个旅程，不是一个终点！！

每日告诉自己：

“辛勤工作不求回报，
勇敢去爱不怕伤害，
翩翩起舞如无人观看”