Spoiler Alert: The ‘Right Time’ You’ve Been Waiting For Isn’t Coming

I never understood why some people are so concerned with pushing others to seize certain opportunities when they can see how much you’re struggling in your current situation. Quite often they say, “If you keep waiting for the right time, it may never come.”

I didn’t understand it until the day I was in a situation where the right time just wasn’t presenting itself.

Having dropped out of school due to health problems, I felt I needed enough time to fully recover before picking up where I’d left off. Theoretically, that made a lot of sense; but practically, I couldn’t decide on the right date to go back to school. It just wasn’t working out, and I felt as though my second chance to at least finish what I started was never going to come.

Each time I felt I was finally ready to resume my studies, I found myself back in bed. I became comfortable making the same excuse over and over again without even the slightest sense of guilt. At first, everyone was supportive and understanding until time started slipping away. Days turned into months, and eventually, years.

Two years later, I was still making the same excuse. There were 3 realities facing me:

  • I had no guarantee that I was going to get better anytime soon, so I had to find a way to fight through the pain and finish what I had started. If not, I probably was going to spend the rest of my life in that same state.
  • Time was moving and I was never going to recover the two years I had lost.
  • Even if I were to grab this second chance, things were never going to be the same. I was two years behind and I was going to be stuck between trying to fit in and giving this second chance my best shot.

[ctt template=”5″ link=”LdpfI” via=”no” ]No one was standing in my way but me, so I decided to take responsibility for my own life.[/ctt]

I went back to school with no guarantee I would going to be OK, and no guarantee I was going to fit in all over again. None of that mattered. I had found myself and I was going to make the best of this second chance.

You might be surprised to learn that the second chance you are so longing for is right in front of you, and you are the only thing standing in your way. Stop making excuses and claim what’s rightfully yours.

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