Today Is All We've Got

I get to think a lot when I'm on my walks.  This was drawn from a walk we did near St Paul's Walden.  St Paul's Walden is where Queen Elizabeth II's mother, The Queen Mother, grew up.  This drawing is of the house on that lovely piece of country.  We are thinking of going there tomorrow or Sunday. 

I like to think about how things might be in the future; where I might go, what I might do. 

Though, when I was a kid, I think I spent a bit too much time dreaming and not enough time acting. 

Like most people, I'm great at projecting out into the future. I love thinking about what it will be like when I ... 

• go on the next walk
• make it to the next party
• take the next trip to the beach
• eat the next meal
• win the lottery
• retire in style

I can go on and on and on... It's just fun to think of how things might be.

That's all gaga, fiddle-de-de, fanciful thinking unless you take action today. 

I know there's Free Beer Tomorrow but how often have you collected on that one? 

Today is the only time we have to make a change that will change the future.

It's like taking the next fastest train. The next fastest train to your destination may stop at every puddle, pub and fish shop but it's the next fastest train.  You don't know, especially now, if the next fast train is even coming. 

So take action today while you have the chance.  

You can't spend money tomorrow. You can't be in better shape tomorrow. You can't be rich tomorrow. That is, unless you do something today. 

But just like you can't take action tomorrow, it does not serve you well to carry today's baggage into tomorrow. It will weigh you down like an anchor keeping you from doing today's important things.  Remember, when the day is done - It's Done. 

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The day is done.
I'll clear the decks. 
I'll stow the baggage, 
And bury the wrecks.

Today has passed.
I can't have it back.
Did I do the right things?
Am I on the right track?

There's no use churning over
What woulda been?
What coulda been?
What shoulda been? 

Cause today was perfect, 
Right in every way.
I can't change it now, 
I can't make it stay.

Today was perfect,
But I can't hold on
Because tomorrow will come
And today will be gone.

So tonight,
I'll clear the deck,
Cause tomorrow's 
My blank check.

And ... 

Today ...
Well ...
Was, just as it should've been,
Perfect in every way.

Until next week - I wish you peace.