On my holidays, I happened to be reading the book ‘The Virgin Way’ by Richard Branson. There was a passage that was really thought-provoking:
“I am constantly amazed at how many people appear to live their lives either always looking in the rear-view mirror or talking about how things are going to be different in the future. There is nothing wrong with cherishing and enjoying memories and hopefully learning from past experiences just as planning for the future is something we obviously all have to do as well- but what about today? All too frequently ‘now’ gets lost in the frenetic shuffle to rush ahead to tomorrow. Face it: these are ‘the good old days’ that you’ll be looking back on twenty years from now- so why not move heaven and earth to enjoy them while you’ve got them?”
Branson is right. Most of us spend too much time focussing on what we have done (mistakes we may have made), or worrying about something we have yet to do, instead of enjoying the present. Life is full of many amazing things that we will miss if we don’t stop to enjoy them.
Here is a link to the book on Amazon:
Charlotte x
The Pen Not The Sword 