“Once this is over, I’ll finally be able to relax.”
Once this busy period is over...
Once I hand in this report...
Once I finish cleaning the house...
Once this project is done...
Once I get through these guests...
Then, finally, I’ll sit down and read a book for hours.
I’ll start working out regularly.
I’ll make more plans with my friends.
I’ll try all those recipes I’ve saved.
And so on...
But here’s the bad news:
Things never really get finished.
As soon as one thing is done, another one takes its place.
And the more we postpone living until we reach the end of our to-do list, the more that “right time” keeps slipping away.
That’s why we need to learn how to make room for the things we dream about while everything else is still going on.
Don’t wait for life to get quieter.
Don’t wait until everything is checked off your list.
Make room for what matters to you now.
Read a few pages. Take that walk. Call a friend. Cook that recipe. Take the first small step.
Because the perfect time may never come.
But this moment is already here.
And time, whether we’re ready or not, keeps moving.
Hatice Demircan