The Danger of Someday

Someday. That's a dangerous word. It's really just code for 'never.' 
- Roy Miller (Tom Cruise) from Knight and Day

The above quote, from the movie Knight and Day, has stuck with me for over a decade. ‘Someday’ puts our desires far into the future - out of reach. They’re on our radar, but the likelihood of them happening is pretty low. ‘Someday, maybe…’ is even worse in terms of it ever happening. In my 20's and 30's, instead of chasing down a career and building a 401K, I traveled - all over the world. I remember people telling me that I should focus on work, and saving my money, so I could set myself up for retirement and then I could think about traveling. I hated that idea. My thought process was:

1. It's not 100% certain that we live until retirement.

2. I watched a lot of people take a major hit to their 401Ks in the 2008 financial crisis.

3. I wanted to go, explore, experience, and live in other countries - not sight-see them from a tour bus because old age had gotten the best of me.

My dream was to set foot on all of the continents. Instead of saying, "Someday I’ll do it," I set a timeline that I would accomplish it before I turned 35 - and I did! It was a dream I was serious about achieving and I wasn't going to let it be a vague hope that was projected into the future of 'someday.'

Sometimes our dreams, goals, and desires may seem so big, lofty, or unachievable that we feel safe saying we’ll get to them someday. My friends, someday isn’t going to just fall into your lap. You have to call it in. You have to give your dream focus, put energy into it, put intent behind it, and take action. Even consistent baby steps will get you there. Isn't it time to dust off those bucket lists? If you don’t have one, it’s time to write one. Stop putting it off and start taking the steps to get you to your dream. 

As an example, let’s say that one of your dreams is you’ve always wanted to travel to an exotic location. To keep it from the realm of someday/never, you have to start taking action now. You can simply start by:

• putting money aside that’s solely for your trip

• setting a tentative date

• researching the location

• making a packing list

• learning some of the key phrases in their language

• making a list of sites you want to see 

• making a list of activities and foods you want to try

These steps are telling the Universe that you’re serious about this. If you’d like to manifest it even faster, try visualizing being there - feel into it.  Using your senses, imagine tasting the exotic fruit. Imagine relaxing on the beach. Are you on a chair? In a hammock? How does it feel against your body? What are the sounds of the local wildlife that you hear? Imagine smelling some of the flowers that you find along the street. Whatever your dream or goal is, you can use your senses to feel into it. It's another step you can take to help bring it about. 

We have one life that is meant for living. LIVING - not hoping that someday things will fall into our lap, that one day we’ll accomplish what we’ve been dreaming of, or that someday we’ll be happier. No matter how big your dream is, if you want it, then go for it. Just don’t say, “Someday I’ll… “ Change that to: “There is a day in my near future where I am..." Or, “Soon, I will…”  Or, “In 1 (3, 5) years I am…" Or, simply, "I am ..."

Here’s to taking action!

Heart Hugs, Adrienne :)