Time and Tide

Every time in my life that I've waited for others to deliver on a promise, every time I've tried to arrange myself around those sorts of events that were in flux and couldn't be decided now, I've wasted my time.

Now, that situation is not uncommon.  In fact most of life is spent with uncertainties that are not within our control. But that's not the point.  The point is not to stop living, to hold your breath and wait, while the rest of the world makes up its mind whether or not it's going to deliver. The point is to live your life anyway, as joyfully and as exuberantly as possible.  Live now.