Day 91 - Anger and its Sidekick

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Procrastination! 

The one word that everyone avoids . . .


We take our time dragging weary feet from one task to the next and forget that life has moved on at an increasing pace. Our dreams, desires, wishes, wants and hopes all trundle with the stream of life ahead of us, in anticipation of the moment when we catch up to them!
They have life too! 
Those dreams and desires our souls have, want to be experienced in their full richness that we have embued them with. They have stacked up, those wistful images of relaxation on the beach, the meaningful coffee with a daughter which keeps being stalled, and the leaving dreams of an abusive spouse. 
They wait just beyond the horizon and remember . . .
When we eventually drag our feet and reach those synchronistic moments, where a dream or desire is within reach and obtainable, the anger within us comes forth and overwhelms us. It is like a raging swarm of bees . . . only these thoughts don't sting . . . they engulf and paralyse or convince us that there will be another day. 
Another day . . .
And what if there wasn't another day?
Procrastination, indulgence and complacency.
Somehow anger is the motivation behind any action and when it fizzles out, the three sidekicks above slip silently into place.
We take life for granted until life shows us how fragile it is. We forget what is important and that time is an opportunity. 
'Tomorrow' - screams procrastination!
'Not now' - yells indulgence!
'When I feel like it' - pouts complacency!

If this were to be the last day or week of our lives, what dreams and desires would we . . . drop everything for . . . and run towards?
Act as if you are on borrowed time - Enjoy as if you have all the time in the world!


[Photo by Bastien Plu on Unsplash]












Comments

  1. Unknown5 January 2018 at 18:38

    Very nice Jaylee. Enjoyed all of it especially the choice...sparks my imagination. Voila, the ideal place in the country just showed up.

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