Doors close on yesterday. Tomorrow stays wrapped in uncertainty. The only ground we can actually stand on is today
Episode Transcript
Life is waiting for you each day, and you have to
prepare for each challenge alongthe way toward success.
It's not simple, but it can bedone.
Welcome to my common sensemotivation episodes.
I'm Chris FantasticPow.
My sister shared a quote fromthe Dalai Lama that hits
reality.
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It said quote, there are onlytwo days in the year that
nothing can be done.
One is called yesterday, and theother is called tomorrow.
So today is the right day tolove, believe, do, and mostly
live.
Now that right there is truthwrapped up in wisdom and
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delivered straight to the heart.
Because if you think about it,yesterday is already a museum.
The doors are closed, the lightsare off, you can walk through it
in your mind, but you can'tchange a single exhibit.
And tomorrow is just a promisewe haven't unwrapped yet.
It's a dream, a hope, anexpectation, and if you lived,
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you know it's not truly aguarantee because life can
change at any time.
But today, today is alive, todayis breathing.
Today is the one battlefield,the one opportunity, the one
platform where your life canchange because today is the only
day you can move on.
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Here's a short story that saysit all.
A man spent years talking aboutclimbing a mountain that stood
behind his childhood home.
He talked about the view, hetalked about the challenge, he
talked about how one day hewould stand at the top and
finally feel proud, but he neverclimbed it.
One morning while walking pastthe same mountain, still
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dreaming about someday, he saw ayoung kid already halfway up the
trail, tackling the climb he'dpostponed for decades.
The man shouted, Hey, how didyou get that far so fast?
The kid looked down, shrugged,and yelled back with simplicity
of genius.
I just started today.
And that's it.
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That is the whole secret ofgrowth, success, healing,
discipline, faith, andachievement all in one line.
So start today.
It doesn't have to be perfect,or maybe you're not ready, or
maybe you don't have all theanswers, but start anyway.
Here's what I've learned inlife.
You can't drive forward staringin the rear view mirror.
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You can't win tomorrow's race bystanding still today, and you
can't expect miracles from afuture you refuse to prepare for
in the present.
Your life is happening rightnow, not next year, not when
things calm down and not whenyou feel more motivated.
It's happening today, in thismoment, in this breath.
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So love today because the peoplein your life need that love now,
not later.
Believe today, becauseconfidence grows from action,
not delay.
Do today because progressdoesn't care about perfect
timing, it cares about movement.
And mostly live today.
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Live fully, bravely,intentionally, because when you
walk with intention today,tomorrow doesn't intimidate you,
it rewards you.
This is your day, this is yourmoment, this is your chance no
matter what.
Don't let yesterday slow youdown, don't let tomorrow
distract you.
Take hold of today, the only daythat can rewrite your story and
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make it absolutely great.
Make it happen.
I'm Chris Fantastic Powell.
Thank you for listening.
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