The Future Is Now

Is it just me or do the songs that we listened to in our youth really seem to have a lot more meaning now than they did perhaps back then?

Last night while I was  driving home and listening to a local “oldies” station a song came on that I first heard almost 35 years ago. Now as a brand new teenager of 13 I loved the song had the album…yes the LP and I played it over and over enough times to drive my friends crazy. The song was Fly Like and Eagle by the Steve Miller Band and the opening lyrics were as follows.

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future

So there I was driving down the highway and probably singing along and out loud, maybe even groovin a little when I realized what those lyrics were saying to me. Time does not stand still for anyone. Time does not slow down. Time indeed keeps on slipping into the future.

 Many of us have spent most of our lives either planning for the future or living a life of when and if. As in when I get a promotion, or more education, a nicer car, a perfect relationship or any of an endless list of things that we use that prevents us from living in the present moment and enjoying our lives today

. I know that I have been doing it for way to long, and one of my goals in the New Year is to start living for today. To recognize, embrace and enjoy the multitude of wonderful people and things in my life. Yes I have dreams, desires, and goal that I want to manifest in my life, but I am not going to sit around waiting for them before living my life with an open and honest heart and soul allowing for all my good to come to manifestation.

Wake up people and go for the gusto. Dream big, and act big. Because as the Steve Miller Band said 35 years ago……

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future

As always live, love, laugh often and out loud.

Dmr 1/7/2011