The Final Countdown

I was one of those kids that started counting down the days till Christmas in November, and well… I still do! I love planning things and counting down to things happening in my life. It makes me get so excited about them, but I know I can sometimes get a little out of hand (anything over a year is a BIT TOO EARLY to start your countdown I guess). 

Count downs are great; great for keeping track of when an event/thing is happening; great for giving you something to look forward too; great for passing time. Ah, that last point there… “Great for passing time”, when in today’s society did we decide it was great to count down to things and wish for them to hurry up, all we are inevitably doing is wishing away our days, wishing away our time. And WHY would we ever want to do that!? Not everyone does this, some people are great at living in the moment, I am most of the time, but I still have my little count down timers for trips, and events, and that’s ok. We need to realise that yes it is ok and good for us to look forward and countdown to something, but we need to make sure that we are only counting down/ looking at the number and not wishing away our days.

Whenever I find myself thinking ‘Ohhh I can’t wait for this trip, I wish it would go faster’ for the rest of that day I specifically look for things to do and look forward to only on that day. Every day of our lives should be enjoyable. Some may be more enjoyable then others, but we really need to start seeing the beauty in every day. Whether you are as fortunate as me, and living in a national park beside giant mountains, or whether you are couped up in a small apartment, sick as a dog, do something to make that day memorable… watch your favourite movie, order out your favourite food, go for a walk, sit by a lake, ANYTHING.

Again, no you won’t remember every day for the rest of your life, and yes some days will always automatically be better, but I’m challenging all of you, to at least try and look forward to something in Everyday (as well as your awesome future plans)


- Danie J