Captain Michael: There is a peculiar habit many of us share.
We keep putting life slightly ahead of ourselves.
When this project is fin
There is a peculiar habit many of us share.
We keep putting life slightly ahead of ourselves.
When this project is finished.
When there’s more money.
When things settle down.
When we finally have enough time.
Then we’ll do it.
Whatever it happens to be.
Thoreau warned against living that way.
He wrote:
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every coming wave, find your eternity in each moment.”
A sailor ought to understand that.
You can study the weather.
Prepare the boat.
Lay out the course.
Wait for the right tide.
All sensible things.
But eventually there is a moment when preparation has done all it can do.
You have to cast off the line.
I wonder how many things we spend years preparing to do.
The trip.
The book.
The conversation.
The instrument we always wanted to learn.
The life we keep telling ourselves we’ll live someday.
Preparation has value.
But someday is a dangerous anchorage.
Because someday can quietly become never.
Maybe living deliberately isn’t only about choosing what matters.
Maybe it also means refusing to postpone it indefinitely.
The morning is here.
The tide is moving.
If there’s something you’ve been meaning to begin…
perhaps today doesn’t need to be the day you finish it.
Maybe today is simply the day you cast off the line.
Good morning, my friends.
#Thoreau, #LiveDeliberately, #BeginToday, #PresentMoment, #CastOffTheLines, #SimpleLiving, #LifeWellLived, #MorningReflection, #CrypTok
Captain Michael: There is a peculiar habit many of us share. We keep putting life slightly ahead of ourselves. When this project is finis
There is a peculiar habit many of us share. We keep putting life slightly ahead of ourselves. When this project is finished. When there’s more money. When things settle down. When we finally have enough time. Then we’ll do it. Whatever it happens to be. Thoreau warned against living that way. He wrote: “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every coming wave, find your eternity in each moment.” A sailor ought to understand that. You can study the weather. Prepare the boat. Lay out the course. Wait for the right tide. All sensible things. But eventually there is a moment when preparation has done all it can do. You have to cast off the line. I wonder how many things we spend years preparing to do. The trip. The book. The conversation. The instrument we always wanted to learn. The life we keep telling ourselves we’ll live someday. Preparation has value. But someday is a dangerous anchorage. Because someday can quietly become never. Maybe living deliberately isn’t only about choosing what matters. Maybe it also means refusing to postpone it indefinitely. The morning is here. The tide is moving. If there’s something you’ve been meaning to begin… perhaps today doesn’t need to be the day you finish it. Maybe today is simply the day you cast off the line. Good morning, my friends. #Thoreau, #LiveDeliberately, #BeginToday, #PresentMoment, #CastOffTheLines, #SimpleLiving, #LifeWellLived, #MorningReflection, #CrypTok
There is a peculiar habit many of us share. We keep putting life slightly ahead of ourselves. When this project is finished. When there’s more money. When things settle down. When we finally have enough time. Then we’ll do it. Whatever it happens to be. Thoreau warned against living that way. He wrote: “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every coming wave, find your eternity in each moment.” A sailor ought to understand that. You can study the weather. Prepare the boat. Lay out the course. Wait for the right tide. All sensible things. But eventually there is a moment when preparation has done all it can do. You have to cast off the line. I wonder how many things we spend years preparing to do. The trip. The book. The conversation. The instrument we always wanted to learn. The life we keep telling ourselves we’ll live someday. Preparation has value. But someday is a dangerous anchorage. Because someday can quietly become never. Maybe living deliberately isn’t only about choosing what matters. Maybe it also means refusing to postpone it indefinitely. The morning is here. The tide is moving. If there’s something you’ve been meaning to begin… perhaps today doesn’t need to be the day you finish it. Maybe today is simply the day you cast off the line. Good morning, my friends. #Thoreau, #LiveDeliberately, #BeginToday, #PresentMoment, #CastOffTheLines, #SimpleLiving, #LifeWellLived, #MorningReflection, #CrypTok
