Looking Now
posted by Larry Weintraub | 8:54 AM |
Happy New Year!Like most people, I typically write my resolutions at the start of each year. Losing weight, reading more books, being a better husband and boss, usually make up the majority of the list. But not this year.
From the time I was 5 til the end of this past year, I've always looked forward. What was around the bend? What trip was coming up, what meeting did I need to prepare for, what concert would I be attending, what party was this weekend. I've definitely been the guy who didn't enjoy the ride, he just wanted to get there.
In February of last year I reserved plane tickets to take the family to Hawaii. The trip wasn't until December, but it felt great and I would have something to look forward to all year. It would be a long time to wait, but at the end of the year, we'd be going to our favorite place on earth.
Fast forward to December 25, on our way back from the trip. It was a good trip, but not what I had hoped for. I had imagined Hawaii the way I always knew it. Relaxing. Peaceful. A time to read books, sip drinks by the pool. But that didn't happen. When you add a 1 year old to your romantic adventure, things come up a bit different.
And while I was on the trip, I kept thinking, okay, today was rough but tomorrow will be better, at least we have 5 more days. Each day was the same. I never allowed myself to be there. To be in the now.
The end result was that I was disappointed. Sure, it was a great trip, it was Hawaii! But my expectations were too high. Just like when I was a kid and waiting for that Disneyland trip that my dad had promised. And that first date and that music festival out in the desert and on and on and on.
So, my new year's resolution is to live in the now. An absolutely impossible task for someone who has spent 40 years living in the tomorrow. But if resolutions were easy, then we wouldn't need them, right?
Labels: Brandon, Hawaii, Random Thoughts
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I see much in life as a possible business. It is exciting, but also torturous. I just don’t have enough time. A new idea often sends me into hours of thought, research, and ultimately deviation from what I really need to do in a day. I believe that the Internet has made it easy for anyone to create a business. I believe that the Internet has made nearly everything in life easier. I believe that trying to impact the masses is a tough notion, but finding a group of people similar to you, is at your fingertips. I believe that music is free, and that is not a good thing. I believe that life is a collection of experiences and that every day I learn something new and forget something slightly new.
1 Comments:
Wow Larry you really put some things in words that I've also felt for a very long time. I am sure this trait is part of why we've had successes in life, but at the same time, I look around at people that live in the now and I think they have successes on a day-to-day basis. Thanks for writing this, it inspires me to work harder at enjoying the now instead of feeling like everything I do is preparing for some future event that may never even come.
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