We think we have time...

We think we have time. We think we can wait until the circumstances are just right, when we have more time or more money, we think we can wait until the kids have grown up, or wait until we have the confidence or when all of the other parts of our lives align so it becomes easy, we think we can wait until opportunities come knocking on our door. The truth is time isn't guaranteed...for any of us. You have to make the time to pursue your passions and dreams, life and problems will carry on around you and you have to create your own opportunities. For many of us it takes a big life changing event to recognise that our time is limited and fragile. Perhaps it's a heartbreak, a divorce, a death or in my case a diagnosis. A diagnosis ten years ago turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me. I was forced to question my mortality, to ask all of the big questions of who am I, why am I here, what's my purpose and I developed a real sense of urgency in fulfilling all of the things that I had buried deep inside because I felt I had plenty of time. After going through a brief dark night of the soul, I made a conscious choice to be an active participant in my life, I began to listen to my urges and even though it pushed me out of my comfort zone and I had to face many fears, nothing is as scary to me than living an unfulfilled life. What are you waiting for? This is a gentle reminder that time won't wait for you. We need more trail blazers, setting the world on fire with their dreams and passions. We need more people with an inner spark igniting other little sparks in the people around them giving them permission to do the same. I'm sure we've all been around people that have sparked something inside of us but it's up to is to ignite that spark into a roaring fire that nothing and nobody can dampen.