Seize
the moment! Oral Roberts once said, “Miracles are coming by you or to you every
day.” Today was once the future from which you expected so much in the past.
Horatio Dresser said, “The ideal never comes. Today is ideal for him who makes
it so.” Live for today. Don’t let what you have within your grasped today be
missed entirely because only the future intrigued you, and the past
disheartened you.
Doing
the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. When
can you live if not now? All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today.
Seneca said, “Begin at once to live.” Ellen Metcalf remarked, “There are many
people who are at the right place at the right time but don’t know it.” It is
okay to take time to plan, but when the time of action has arrived, stop
thinking and go for it!
The
bible says, “Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto
wisdom” (Psalm 90:12). Marie Edgeworth said, “There is no moment like the
present. The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh on
him can have no hope from them afterwards; for they will be dissipated, lost,
and perished in the hurry and scurry of the world, or sunk in the slough of
indolence.
John
Burroughs said, “The lesson which life repeats and constantly reinforces is,
‘Look under foot.’ You are always nearer than you think ... The great
opportunity is where you are. Do not despise your own place and hour.” The most
important thing in our lives is what we are doing now.
Know
the real value of today. I agree with Jonathan Swift when he said, “May you
live all the days of your life.” The future that you long and dream for begins
today. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Write it on your heart that every day is the
best day of the year.”
The
regrets that most people experience in life come from failing to act when they
have an opportunity. Albert Dunning said, “Great opportunities come to all, but
many do not know that they have met them. The only preparation to take
advantage of them is ... to watch what each day brings.” Heed 2 Corinthians
6:2: “Now is the accepted time.” I agree with Martial when he said, “Tomorrow life
is too late; live today.” Wayne Dyer observed, “Now is all we have. Everything that
has ever happened, anything that is ever going to happen to you, is just a thought.”
Today, well lived, will prepare you for both the opportunities and obstacles of
tomorrow.
Few know
when to rise to the occasion. Most only know when to sit down. Many spend too much
time dreaming of the future, never realizing that a little of it arrives every day.
I agree with Ruth Schabacker when he said,
“Every day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.” – John L. M.
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