Keep Going

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."--Will Rogers

This quote made me think. First of all, because it is in my Critical Thinking and Decision Making Book I am having to read for my current online class. For another, lately, I've struggled with what I'm supposed to do with my life, who I'm supposed to be, what I'm supposed to look like, how I'm supposed to dress, and much more. I think as women and mothers we all struggle with this. And most of the time we are all on right track but we don't go for our dreams and goals because we feel selfish about moving foward when our kids deserve all the attention. I know I do. I go shopping for me and with all good intentions I walk in saying I'm going to by ME something but then that guilt trip moves in on me and I end up buying nothing and something for them. If I do buy something for me its something little and something that will end up in a makeup drawer with absolutely little to no use.

I tell myself frequently that it is okay for me to splurge sometimes and for them to go without something. They aren't going to die if they don't get something everytime we go into a store. Lord knows I didn't get something everytime my mom went into a store..but then again neither did she.

I'd like us, as mothers and fathers, to look past the "kids deserve everything" for just one day and realize that we have to take care of our selves too. It is important to have dreams and goals that are gratifying and help us feel better about ourselves. It is important for them to learn to do without all of the time.

So if you find yourself on the track going in the right direction...don't just sit there...get up and act on your dreams and your goals because when your kids are grown and out of the house you may be too old, or too sick or for whatever reason can't accomplish what you put off today.