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Today is the Starting Line For The Rest of your Life
Lessons on getting our ass in gear and living fully grounded in the present moment
Mary Wollstonecraft, the OG feminist firebrand, dropped a truth bomb many years ago: “The beginning is always today.”
Forget dusty calendars and arbitrary (if well-intentioned) New Year’s resolutions. The present is where the magic happens. Today, right now, is the starting line of the rest of your life. And it’s a sprint, not a marathon.
Think about it. Every sunrise is a fresh page, a chance to rewrite your own personal narrative. Yesterday’s mistakes? Lessons learned, pages gone forever, ripped out and crumpled. Tomorrow’s anxieties? Distant clouds, not storm fronts. All we have is this electric, tangible now.
But hold on, some of you might be scoffing. “Easy for you to say, douchecanoe,” you mutter. “I’ve got bills to pay, deadlines to meet, the crushing weight of existence under late-stage capitalism to bear!” I hear you, loud and clear. But even amidst the chaos and the practicalities of daily life that clamor for our precious time and attention, the present holds immense power. Here’s why:
- It’s the only place where action happens…
