Do what you are able to for now...

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don't  and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it." - Dr Seuss

Can you believe it's the silly Dr Seuss who said such wise words??

I've been troubled by so many thoughts lately, many of which are just idle "daydreams", some of which are mini brainstorms in my mind. I wake up each morning, go to work, do what i need to do, all the while fantasising about the this tornado of thoughts in my mind. 

I read this really cool post in a blog yesterday by this illustrator guy (Stephen McCranie, http://doodlealley.com/2013/10/16/get-stuff-done/) about planning backwards, he calls it reverse engineering or something fancy like that, but basically the idea is to think of your dream and physically start back dating until you get to where you are today. In other words you plan backwards so that you can start living each day according to that "dream" which has now just transformed itself into a goal.

When i read this it made me have a mini "aha" moment where it just dawned on me that:

1. Life is just way too short to be living without a well drawn out plan, and more importantly, living by that plan! You need to wake up every morning with a renewed vigor and a new spring in your step knowing that you're well on your way to making things that are in you power to change CHANGE for the better and for the fulfillment of your dreams!! 

2. LIFE is way to short to spend worrying about other people! Before you start thinking I'm a cold hearted person, hear me out... You're born with a whole lot of people around you, it's first the midwife or the doctor who helps you out of the womb, then the nurses that help you clean up, then your parents and you family. The list of people that are around you grows as you grow and get exposed to the world, soon you realise that not everyone is around you to help, love and care about you, other people, for some strange reason are there to traumatize and terrorize you as much as they possibly can. Now, this is all normal, it's normal to be loved and, believe it or not, it's normal to be hated and traumatized, that's just how people are. Guess what? Whether you worry or not, this will remain the same so just don't worry! Your job is to love the people that love and care about you and when they decide to stop loving and caring... Well?? They're loss I guess, don't waste your time worrying... Life's too short for that!!

3. IF you're handed an opportunity take it with both hands and give it your best shot! Make it count!!

Opportunities don't come by every day, but when they do come make them know how much they are appreciated, make them want to keep coming back to you! Sometimes you'll get hurt, sometimes you'll celebrate, sometimes you'll have sleepless nights... It won't all be sunny and "summery" but it'll sure as hell be worth, whether lose a loved one or a limb, whether you pass or fail, whether you gain or lose... You will learn a lesson whether good or bad, so make the most of it...MAKE IT COUNT!!

Here's to doing what I can for NOW!