An old post - Don't wait for happiness!

I actually wrote this blog post back in January, and never got around to posting it. I just came across it, and decided I would share it now:

“Stop waiting for Friday, for summer, for someone to fall in love with you, for life. Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for it and make the most of the moment you are in now.”

I found this quote on Pinterest today, and it really made me stop and think. I tend to do this a lot. I am a planner, I plan everything – tomorrow, next week, next month. Right now I am looking ahead to February, when I will have my surgery, and hoping to get back to 'normal' life. I am waiting to feel better so we can start our family. I remember before I met my husband, I was 'waiting' for someone to come along, waiting for my life to begin. I realize now how much time I have wasted waiting for life, when I could have been living.

I really want to make the most of the moment I am in now. Maybe I don't feel great, but there are still beautiful moments to enjoy every day – I can greet my husband when he comes home, and be thankful that he does come home every day, and thankful that he has a job. When I feel well enough to eat something, I can enjoy it, even if it is just a few crackers. And then there are the good days, which do seem few and far between right now, but they still come. There are days that I feel great, and I don't want to waste those days. There are days when the sunshine makes me feel happy, even if it's cold outside. Sometimes there are warm days that seem to hint at the Spring that is slowly but surely coming closer.

I want to enjoy the time that my husband and I have alone, before we start our family. I have always wanted to have children, and I am still anxious to do that, but I know that the time is not right now. We have started looking into foster care and adoption, but I know we cannot take any children in until my health improves. So in this moment, I need to be thankful for the time we have together. We can be spontaneous, and just take off wherever we want right now. We won't have that freedom necessarily once we have children.

So to sum up, I'm not saying you should not plan for the future, but don't forget to 'stop and smell the roses' along the way. Let the housework go, and spend time with your husband and children.  Don't focus so much on your to-do list that you forget about the people around you. Don't just endure life - Enjoy it!!!!!