So the past little while I've been really worried about what I'm going to do for a job, about dating, and all these other things. I've been thinking a lot about the future. Well then a couple of weeks ago I heard this song by Trace Adkins on the radio for the first time. It really gave me a new perspective:
She was staring out the window of their SUV
Complaning, saying "I can't wait to turn 18"
She said "I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules"
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said "I was just like you"
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her "It's a nice place"
She says "It'll do for now"
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and says "Baby, just slow down"
Cause you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'
He says "They don't bother me.
I've got 2 babies of my own.
One's 36, one's 23.
I know, it's hard to believe, but...
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this"
Complaning, saying "I can't wait to turn 18"
She said "I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules"
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said "I was just like you"
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her "It's a nice place"
She says "It'll do for now"
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and says "Baby, just slow down"
Cause you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'
He says "They don't bother me.
I've got 2 babies of my own.
One's 36, one's 23.
I know, it's hard to believe, but...
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this"
Then, that same day as I was doing research on St. George I came across this gem in the diary of Charles Lowell Walker. He was summarizing a Sunday meeting and observed:
"Br Jacob Gates spoke on the benefit of being happy to day. Showed the folly of neglecting the present in being to[o] anxious for the future."
That was exactly what I needed to hear. I mean, I had only been doing my internship for two weeks, why was I so worried and anxious to move on? Why not enjoy every minute of it? And why not play hockey as much as possible while I still can? Why not have fun being single instead of worrying about getting married all the time? Now in saying that I don't want to scare anyone, I do still think it's important to think about and plan for the future and to have goals that you're working toward, but at the same time why not do our very best to make every day count? Why not make today great?
"Br Jacob Gates spoke on the benefit of being happy to day. Showed the folly of neglecting the present in being to[o] anxious for the future."
That was exactly what I needed to hear. I mean, I had only been doing my internship for two weeks, why was I so worried and anxious to move on? Why not enjoy every minute of it? And why not play hockey as much as possible while I still can? Why not have fun being single instead of worrying about getting married all the time? Now in saying that I don't want to scare anyone, I do still think it's important to think about and plan for the future and to have goals that you're working toward, but at the same time why not do our very best to make every day count? Why not make today great?
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