As the father of a five month-old girl, I change a lot of
diapers. (Of course, my wife would probably point out that
the MOTHER of a five month-old changes even more
diapers.)
As a motivational speaker and author, I talk a lot about
the power of living in the present moment. I have found that
diapers are great for keeping you anchored in the present
moment. You see, as soon as there is a diaper to be
changed, you know about it. In fact, the whole world knows
about it. "Later", "in a minute" and "soon" are simply not
options. The diaper demands attention in the present
moment - a future moment will not suffice.
Similarly, there's no such thing as pre-changing a diaper.
You can't spend some extra time now to "get ahead of the
game" by changing two or three in a row. It just doesn't
work that way. Diapers are always "in the now".
And so it is with life. Life only happens in the now. We
can remember the past and we can think about the future,
but we can only live and act in the now. And yet, how many
of us are actually doing that?
Do you ever find that you put things off? Have you ever
left an "I love you" unsaid because you were sure that there
would be time to get to it later? Have you ever taken
someone for granted and just assumed that they would
always be around? What about the apology that you are
withholding out of sheer stubbornness or pride?
I know that if I leave a diaper too long, there will be
consequences. Loud consequences! But I'm lucky, because a
nasty diaper rash can easily be cleared up in a short amount
of time with some cream. Unspoken words on the other
hand, can have much more dire consequences. If you've
ever listened to the conversations at a funeral, you'll know
what I mean about the everlasting pain of things left
unsaid.
So let's all strive to live our lives in the present moment.
I guarantee that if we do, our future moments will be much
better. And if you need some help living in the moment, I
am accepting applications for the overnight shift of diaper
changing!
ENJOY NOW!
