Happiness is Found in the Most Important Stage of Your Life by Pennie Hunt

I remember when my older siblings could go to a PG-13 movie, but I was too young.  I couldn’t wait to be older. Then, when I was 13, I forgot about the movies. I knew the next stage of life would be magical - turning 16 so I could drive.

During high school, I would cross off the class requirements as I waited to get through the years of school and graduate. I knew the next stage of life would be more exciting.

It always seemed as if the next stage of life would be better than the one I was in. I was impatiently waiting to get married, to have a baby, then another, and another.

I looked ahead to the future of kids growing up, so I had free time to return to school. That would be an exciting time in my life. Then I waited for my future career and in a blink, I was waiting for retirement because that would certainly be the best stage in life.  

The stage of life just ahead of me seemed to be greener, smell fresher, and shine brighter. I couldn’t wait for it to come. Now, looking back at my life, my vision is so much clearer, and I have learned a few things.

Living takes time- don’t rush through it. Don’t wish your life away wanting to rush ahead. Enjoy every moment you are in. You have heard that the days go slow, but the years go fast…it is true.

Don’t waste time waiting. All those years where I felt stuck in life’s waiting room knowing the best part of my life was ahead of me- was a waste of time. A waste of my life. Don’t spend the moments you are in, waiting for something better. Don’t wait until you are thinner, older, smarter, happier, or (fill in the blank) until you do what you want to do.

Age doesn’t matter. The stage of life you are in is the most important stage of your life. It doesn’t matter if you are 13 or 99, you are in the most important stage of life because you are alive – now, at this moment. You never know if you will live to see another stage, so enjoy the one you are in.

Look at everything as if you are seeing it for the first time and the last time. Greet every moment of your life with the enthusiasm of a child seeing things for the first time. Respect every moment of your life as if it will be the last time you experience it. Experience every moment, and every stage of your life so that you feel it deeply in your heart.

It is funny how life can only be understood by looking backwards, but life must be lived forward. We will look back at the memories we have made- the things we did right and the mistakes we wish we could change. We will take the next step, wake up the next day, and move forward with our lives anticipating what is to come. But most importantly, we must enjoy where we are. Right here in the green grass where the air smells fresh and the days shine brightly.
Right now, is the best stage of your life!
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                Appreciate every stage of life – that is where happiness is found. 
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