What makes human beings different from birds, cats, dogs, and chimps, is that we understand the finitude of life.

We get it, how temporary, how fleeting it all is.

But we do, however, as we get caught up in the trivialities of our day-to-day,

need to be reminded of that fact, that there is no forever in this world.

Because sometimes we wait like we can afford to wait.

And we drag our feet like there will be a next time.

There are no next times.

For me, especially when it came to doing the things I knew I needed to do, but was worried about or nervous to begin.

I had to adjust my mindset.

I had to learn to see missed opportunities as tangible, as though they're real.

And that's the hard part.

It's easy to dismiss something that never happened.

Oh, I didn't go.

End of thought, end of story.

It's easy to rationalize that as insignificant.

How could something you didn't do be important?

But when you view what you need to do or where you want to go as an already existing path, then to not walk down that path is very real. It's a decision.

The next question is, well, what if I'm not ready to walk down that path?

I'd catch myself thinking that all the time.

Right? Well, here's the deal.

For the big things in life, we simply never feel ready.

There is no fully prepared.

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