If not now, then when…
Man, I can’t believe it. The summer is halfway finished. All the plans I had— I didn’t get to all of them — not by a long shot.
A few days ago I was sitting at my computer wondering how I was going to fit everything I wanted to do into 24 hours each day. A part of going green (for me) is taking care of myself mind, body and spirit.
I am a planner. I like to make lists. I wrote a list of all of things I wanted to do this fall: work, exercise, take a yoga class, take a class in something I’ve never been introduced to… can we say cooking? 
, take time to be the dog parent I should be, and take time to meditate… to take care of my spirit.
Also, I was trying to figure out how I could do all of these things and stay green. How could I wait for the bus if I had a Yoga class to get to? Where was I going to find time to go to the Plano Farmer’s Market when a Tom Thumb is across the street? It didn’t seem possible. I kept trying to finagle my schedule so it made sense. How was I going to get everything done when school started?
While I was typing I happened to notice that one of my favorite artists, Tracy Chapman, was singing in the background . Her melodic voice sang out to me:
If not now then when
If now today then
Why make your promises
A love declared for days to come
Is as good as none…
Start now. Whatever I was planning for the fall needed to start now. Go to the gym today, take your dogs out today, meditate today. The sooner you do it the sooner you’ll figure how to fit it all in, stop planning and start doing. She’s right.
I won’t lie, I didn’t start doing everything immediately. First, I listened to a couple more songs. Then I stood up and took the dogs to the dog park. It was my first step to starting my life now!
What are you waiting to do? If not now, then when…
Filed under: Entertainment on July 26th, 2008
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