Procrastination

A great sin. A great and terrible evil. The putting off for later what can be done now. The deliberate refusal to move forward and do what we know must be done, what should be done, what could be done. It is a waster of time and energy, and an act of disrespect for the life and ability we have been given. Moving forward. Always moving forward is a responsibility that we all share. To do when doing can be done. To live and serve.

I have been guilty of this deed for quite some time, guilty of putting off. Blaming life that there is not enough time, never enough time. Blaming those who don't deserve the blame for my poor time management. Playing the victim. I'm really hung up on victimization, because someone recently explained that thought process to me. ow we make ourselves victims in life. Victims of men and circumstance. When truly we are victims only of ourselves and not truly victims at all.

We are the perpetrators of crime against ourselves. The crime of taking our gifts and time for granted. "I will do it tomorrow." "I will write later. Let me do this one selfish thing, and I'll serve my purpose in this life" We must all take the stand that tomorrow is today. Procrastination, that noisome evil, that destroyer of success, has no place here in our life. That we are all better than failure, better than regret, better than later.

There are so many talented old people. People who can do so much, who can tell you how to succeed. People who have never done anything with their life but make someone else rich. There are people in this world punching clocks who could be the next great, but that demon, procrastination takes root and hold. We can all push that bully out of our lives. Rebuke it in the lives of our friends and family.

When that talented person you love sits, doing nothing with that awesome talent you know they have, call them on it. Ask them, this brilliant person you love, what are you doing with your gift? You touch me and can touch millions. What are you doing with it? You have the ability to change the world, so why aren't you? We all hear our family complaining about their job, when they have the ability to be their own boss. Venting about the injustice of life, when truly it is we ourselves who have brought injustice onto ourselves.

Don't wait til you're old to tell your kids what could have been. Don't wait until it's too late to be who you can be today. Embrace and love your life enough to do something with it. Now is all the time we have. We have a responsibility to life to do something with it.