20 Quotes to Make the Most of Your Time NOW, Not SOMEDAY

“The thing is, we think we have time.” – Buddha

My dad thought he had time. His dream was to visit all the National Parks when he retired.?He worked six-seven days a week most of his life. He was an honorable man who was committed to making an enduring difference for the people he worked with and for.

He achieved that goal. But at a cost.

Dad finally took off on his long-delayed dream a week after he retired.?A week after that, he had a stroke in a hotel bathroom. He eventually recovered, but never got to visit Banff, Zion or Bryce. He never got to do what he wanted to do his whole life.

I don’t want that to happen to me.

I don’t want that to happen to you.

I don’t want that to happen to anyone.

Right now, please change the way you think about TIME.

Are you assuming you'll have more time to do what you want ... later?

Please understand, you will never have more time than you have right now.

When are we going to learn that doing something we love with people we love isn't taking time OFF WORK, it’s taking time ON LIFE?

It's not selfish, it's smart to do something that brings us joy. Not only does it put the light back on in our eyes, it gives people around us permission to also do something that keeps them healthy and happy.?

So, what will you do this weekend to put the light on in your eyes?

Who is someone you care about you've been promising to spend time with someday?

What is something new you could do - something fun - that has been calling you?

?These 20 quotes can remind us the clock is ticking and to make the most of our life now not later. After all, now is the new later.

20??Motivating Quotes on Why NOW is the New LATER

1.?????"You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis

2.?????“The bad news? Time flies. The good news? You’re the pilot.” – Michael Altschuler

3.?????“One day, you’re going to wake up and there won’t be any time left to do the things you’ve always wanted to do.” – Paulo Coelho

4.?????“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” – nurse Bonnie Ware, reporting the #1 regret of people at the end of their life

5.?????“We have two lives and the second begins when we realize we only have one.” – Confucius

6.?????“The future is already here and we’re already late.” – John Legend

7.?????“Some of us are not living our dreams, because we're living our fears." - Les Brown

8.??????“Tomorrow is another day, but so was yesterday.” – Rene Ricard

9.?????“The first step to getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” – J.P. Morgan

10.?“Be brave enough to be your true self." - Queen Latifah

11.??“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” – Annie Dillard

12.?“Life may give you a cactus. You don't have to sit on it." - Joyce Meyers

13.?“Time is the most valuable asset you can't own." - Mark Cuban

14.??“It’s only possible to live happily-ever-after on a day to day basis.” – Margaret Bonnano

15.?“Let us always be open to the miracle of the second chance." - Rev. David Steir

16.?"You cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking." Chadwick Boseman

17.?“How did it get so late so soon?” – Dr. Seuss

18.??“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better." Ralph Waldo Emerson

19.??“The time is always right to do what is right." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

20.?“Time?is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.” - Carl Sandburg

Remind yourself, as Pope Paul II said, “The future starts today, not tomorrow.”

You know in your heart something has been calling you that wants to be done. There is an action you want to take, a change you want to make, a person you want to spend time with.

Don't delay. Do it today. Make it happen. Text that person right now. Put it on your calendar.

You will never regret doing more of what is in alignment with your values, you will only regret not doing it sooner.

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