Make Time, Now!
If not now, then now.
Other people’s outcome in their life isn’t your path to adopt. So, it’s important to remember you have your unqiue map to follow.
I spent my Sunday night watching a film on Netflix called Long Story short. I’m one of those people who love a good romance movie with an incredible lesson on life. And I adore a romantic film.
I won’t talk too deeply about the film itself but rather about how I felt afterward. Long Story Short, by Josh Lawson, is a heartfelt and romantic comedy film. It’s about a man whose life is speeding up because he puts everything off for a later time.
I’ve been finding films on Netflix that don’t have big names headlining, yet the acting performances are remarkable. The texture of the characters in Long Story Short is brought to life so well by Zahra Newman and Rafe Spall. I cried throughout the film because it uniquely depicts time and how we numbingly squander it. It’s a fantastic film to watch, especially with how many of us feel like we don’t have time, are miserable with the job we have, want to do the things that make us happy but are afraid to jump. Or for us who feel we’re wasting time because we’re not sure if we’re with the right person. It’s interesting how we will dedicate time to being miserable but aren’t that miserable to pursue what makes us excited in life. Other people’s outcome in their life isn’t your path to adopt. So, it’s important to remember you have your unique map to follow. A few years ago, a buddy from back home told me this when I was torn between an unavoidable life decision:
“The next thing that’s going to happen is the next thing.” — Sandy
We can make time to go after what makes our hearts sing. We can, and we must. And if we stick to doing what makes our heart sing, life will get better even when it feels like it’s not. Hell, I encourage you to slow down with giving social media all of your time. Swiping is a connotation of time; think about how fast you swipe through information from across the world that places you, mentally, in so many occurrences in only a few seconds. Let that sink in. It reminds me of the film Everything Everywhere all at once with Michelle Yeoh that’s coming out on March 25th. Switch it off for a few days. Come back to the awe in life and remember the vibrancy of doing what excites you. Life is begging to be set free. We can’t give up on life because life is love, and love is nourishment for the soul.
I’ll leave you with one of my favorite moments of the film:
“So what are we waiting for? We have love, we have history, and we still have time. Every second that you wait is a second you will never get back. How many more seconds of this crazy, short life are you willing to waste?”
