Not Now-Wait till later

"Not now...maybe later".... I heard this so many times in my life. And I wait till later and again, I hear the same "excuse". Its like later never comes and if it does, it is still swept under the carpet, like it is just not worthy or important enough for now.

Now. Now because tommarrow may never come. We don't know about our tomorrows, so what we can do in the present could be a privilege, special and it is important.

Life is often full of disappointments and discouragements, including little projects and big projects that we create to not only help motivate us to live on, but you know in the long run it can or will benefit many others. At least that is what I normally get involve with. I've tried to do projects (OK, not my scrapbook) that might benefit me, but I'm not really happy unless it is truly benefiting others. Its gives me the motivation, the joy, the excitement to live on...to move on.

For me, I may not have "later", when I have the present. Now is the time to feel motivated, the excitement and the joy. If I wait till later, I may no longer feel motivated or excited or the joy. It comes with my depression. So when I have something NOW to keep me out of my depression, then I refuse to accept the "Not now, wait till later."

I know in our busy lives, it seems that waiting for later is better than now. Oh I understand that totally. I can be the biggest procrastinator. But guess what? Its due to my procrastination that causes me to loose my motivation, my excitement and my joy in getting something important done.

Has anyone else felt this way? Procrastinate or take the big step and do it now! Are you a "not now, wait till later" or you like me at times and be spontaneous?

One simple question, what if you didn't have a tomorrow (or later), then what? How do you deal with this, if you do? Is it a coping skill you've learned to deal with? If so, what do yo do; if not, how do you deal with it? Are there any reqrets from the past that you "waited till later."