We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked, and dejected with a lost opportunity. The tide in the affairs of men does not remain at flood — it ebbs. We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her passage, but time is adamant to every plea and rushes on. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words, ‘Too late.’ – MLK jr.
Brilliant reminders about ‘doing’ rather than ‘thinking of doing’ have been popping up all over for me in the past 48 hours…several over the weekend, the above from Seth’s blog. I’m taking it as a sign to spread the word. If you were thinking of putting off that portrait to tomorrow, rather than today, or thinking of not picking up the phone and calling that client, skipping that research for your next short film, or whatever it might be… perhaps you should re-consider and do it today. I sure am.
Thank you Dr. King. Today in your honor….
This is a beautiful reminder of how precious life is and how squandered time leads to disappointment and missed opportunity.
Far too many people are under the belief that having a creative or non-traditional “job” is something to be ashamed of. We are called idealistic dreamers and cursed with the underlying message that we will never succeed. That little voice can also cause us to procrastinate out of fear that it is correct.
We need to conquer that voice and live our passions now! No more procrastinating.
I recently lost my mother to cancer and that lesson has never rang more true than it does now.
Life is too short, as they say.
Living your passion may have some disappointment involved but it’s a filter process. The sooner you filter out those who are not worthy of your talent the sooner you can see your dreams realized!
“hard work pays off in the future, but procrastination pays off right now!”
Blegh. I am queen of procrastination. But I won’t be anymore. I really needed to read this post. Simple, and to the point. Thanks. =)
this same message has been reverberating in the airwaves for me too in the last week … Time I took the hint I’d say 😉
Thanks for this post
To true. Get out there and do it. One important thing is to pick carefully what you do, but always do it.