times they are a'changin

It is never too late or too early.
I often have big dreams or large goals that engulf my thoughts. I get in a mindset of change. Desiring to grow closer to the Lord, improve my study habits, devote more to service and helping those around me, etc. Sometimes it's even something small like going to the gym every day or going to bed at a certain time. My mind wraps around it and starts planning {I'm a planner, you see} about what I'll do to accomplish it, how I'll stay on track, how it will make me a better person. My determination builds up and my enthusiasm soars. I think to myself, "alright! tomorrow, tomorrow I will put my plan into action and it will be great!" I put it off. It'll be better if I start it after finals, so I'm not so distracted. Maybe this summer, when I'm not in school. Next year will be perfect because I'll have money. This weekend is ideal for my plan because I'll have adequate time to devote to it. I think the time or circumstances will be better fit in the future. But the grass is not necessarily greener on the other side.

In retrospect, life doesn't ever slow down enough to what I desire for this change. Life is always crazy. You can't say, "oh once I retire I'll take up knitting", or whatever, because, chances are, once you retire you'll be busy with something else. My sister told me at the age of eight that she didn't read her scriptures because once she was twelve she would better understand them. And once she was twelve she said she would read them once she got in high school because she'd have more time. She's in high school now and I would be willing to place a large sum of money on her not reading her scriptures, looking to the future to provide better circumstances for the reading. There is no time like the present. The time for change is right now. Devote yourself to that change and make it happen! Your life is such a short period of time, you must utilize every second of it, not waiting for the elusive "perfect time".

You are alive now.