What Will You Do Until Your Ship Comes In?

When I was a child, I often heard people dream about what they were going to do “when their ship comes in.”  In other words, what they would do when they got the finances or the wherewithall to do what they really wanted.  Overhearing one such comment, my Aunt Meadie asked, “How can they expect their ship to come in when they never sent one out in the first place?”

If we want something out of life, we have to take positive action to achieve what we want.  We have to send out the ship.  Success does not come to those who sit around doing nothing but waiting for that proverbial ship.  And it especially doesn’t come to those who sit around being negative and complaining.

So many of us know what we have to do, but never do it.  I hate to run.  My friend, Wally, who is 72 runs every morning….miles and miles and miles.  I asked him one day….”How do you do it?  How do you get up and go running first thing every morning?”  He replied, “I put on my running shoes.”  So, because I know that I need exercise to stay healthy, what do you think I do every morning now…first thing….I put on my running shoes.  If we are to take action, we must do whatever that first step is….whether it’s putting on your shoes or sleeping in your gym clothes… get up and do something.

Life is what you make it.  Building a better tomorrow is taking one step at a time until you’ve overcome your obstacles or reached your goal.  Just remember, you have to take the first step before you can take the second one.  Put your shoes on.  And be sure to take action by sending out your ship if you want it to come in one day!