How often have you said or heard these or similar phrases:

"Just living for the weekend"

"Push through till Christmas break"

"Only 2 hours of class/work left"

"2 more meetings and I get to go take a nap"

"3 years and I'll finally be out of school"

"I can't wait to get a better job"

And on and on the list could go. I sometimes find myself wondering what I'm really waiting for. Sure, the weekend can be really fun, but then what? The weekends only account for about 8/30 days each month. "Living for the weekend" means we're only really living 1/4th of our lives.

It's sad to think that many of us are rarely content in the moment we are in. I think it's a good thing to look forward, but what about now? What are we doing with this moment, with this hour, with this day?

I have to remind myself that this is my life. I can choose to wish each moment away, or I can choose to live each moment, no matter how hard, boring or tiring each one might be.

I hope we can all strive to live 4/4th of our lives and make the most out of each moment. The scariest thought is getting to the end of life and wondering "Where was I while my life flew by?"