We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have
a baby, then another.  Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old
enough and we'll be more content when they are.  After that we're
frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with.  We will certainly be
happy when they are out of that stage.  We tell ourselves that our life
will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get
a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.

The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now.  If not
now, when?  Your life will always be filled with challenges.  It's best to
admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.  One of my favorite
quotes comes from Alfred D.  Souza.  He said, "For a long time it had
seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life.  But there was
always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first,
some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. 
Then life would begin.  At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were
my life." This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to
happiness.  Happiness is the way.

So, treasure every moment that you have.  And treasure it more because you
shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time
with...and remember that time waits for no one...

So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school,
until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids,
until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire,
until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until
Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is
paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you
are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on,
until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until
you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now
to be happy...

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

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