someday

Never look back, and look forward only when necessary. Instead, look around.

I think it’s safe to say that just about everyone has had to get over things in their past. We know that those things can shape you, but they should never control you. Don’t walk forward while looking back. We KNOW that. What you hear less often is a warning about walking forward while straining to see what’s far in front of you – so impatient to chase the horizon that you miss the view on the way.

What you’re going to accomplish one day doesn’t make up for how half-heartedly you perform today. If you chase your dreams too hard, you’ll miss the awesome adventure in the journey between here and there. If success is all you’re looking for, you’ll arrive at it (if you make it) and look back on empty, wasted time. You’ll always find an excuse to be distracted, to be busy, to overlook beauty in what is common or unnecessary. Life will not force you to appreciate it. Your dreams aren’t always worth the sacrifices you make for them.

Don’t count on your “someday” to fulfill years of missing the view.