I recently have been blessed with the opportunity to do something that I have dreamt about doing for a while now. In retrospect, it has been a year since I first decided it was the direction I wanted to go. I remember months going by and hearing nothing. I was anxiously awaiting a sign, a letter, something that let me know I was closer then when I had started. Now that it has finally here, I realize that the things I did while i was 'waiting', is exactly what I needed to fully prepare me for this journey, even though I was just 'buying' time. My job, my spiritual journey, and the friends that I made all played a part in who I am, and how I will be able to complete this amazing next chapter of my life. I had not realized it until now and i began to think how truly wonderful life is.
One day we will all wake up and be able to say, "finally, I am here! Right where I have dreamed of being". But most days we will wake up and everything will be the same. The same job, the same apartment, the same city. But do not be discouraged, for this is all preparation for what is to come and be fulfilled in your life!! Do something you love, be someone you love. Don't try to always do the next best thing but try and take life as it comes.
I believe there is a waiting period for us all. It is important for us to have goals and aspirations in which we work to obtain, but it's ok to live, too. Think about where you are, and how far you have come. Maybe the place you are now isn't that place you had hoped and dreamed for. Maybe the life you are leading isn't the one that you have spent your whole life working for. I am here to encourage you and to tell you to stop waiting and to start looking around. Find something that lets you know, you are here in this very moment. You have been given the opportunity to live life to it's fullest. Stop waiting to live, and simply start living.
