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If Not Now, Then When?
“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”
- Les Brown
You want to make a significant career change? If not now, then when?
You want to experience what life abroad is like? If not now, then when?
Thinking about telling someone how you really feel about them? If not now, then when?
An old friend of mine and I were grabbing coffee at a trendy warehouse coffee shop in Culver City this morning. We were catching up on everything that happened in the past six months since we last saw each other. We discussed the usual: careers, boyfriends (or lack of, on my end), and crazy/important events that happened recently.
When I brought up my New York City trip that was coming up, my friend exclaimed that she was thinking of moving there in the next several months. It is nothing set in stone, but she definitely is considering it.
She reasoned with me, “I want to have kids one day, a family, and all of that. I won’t be able to make spontaneous decisions once I’m settled. So, if not now, then when?”
My younger twenties were heavily guided by this mantra. I wanted to experience life because who knew if I would ever be guaranteed the time in the future? I wanted to see the world, and I knew I wanted to do so while I was young and had a…
