“Living in the future is living in an air-castle. Tomorrow is the grave where the dreams of the dreamer, the toiler who toils not, are buried. The man who says he will lead a newer and better life tomorrow, who promises great things for the future, and yet does nothing the present to make that future possible, is living in an air-castle. In his arrogance he is attempting to perform a miracle; he is seeking to turn water into wine, to have harvest without seed-time, to have an end without a beginning.
If we would make our lives worthy of us, grand and noble, solid and impregnable, we must forsake air-castles of dreaming for strongholds of doing. Every man with an ideal has a right to live in the glow and inspiration of it, and to picture the joy of attainment, as the tired traveler fills his mind with the thought of the brightness of home, to quicken his steps and to make the weary miles seem shorter, but the worker should never really worry about the future, think little of it except for inspiration, to determine his course, as mariners study the stars, to make his plans wisely and to prepare for that future by making each separate day the best and truest that he can.
Let us live up the fullness of our possibilities each day. Man has only one day of life— today. He did live yesterday, he may live tomorrow, but he has only today.” ~ William George Jordan
Sitting around waiting for miracles to happen is a fool’s errand. Miracles – effects or extraordinary events in the physical world that surpass all known human or natural powers – can and should happen with much greater frequency than that to which we’ve become accustomed. But how?
Life is part of a larger flow system; it is revealed where the eternal and the temporal meet. When your heart and mind are aligned in a way that permits the uninterrupted flow of life, miracles happen. Healing occurs in ways and at a pace that defies explanation. Obstacles are overcome that previously seemed insurmountable. In short, the apparently impossible becomes imminently achievable.
Gregory Hake 
Thank you for this amazing starting point for TODAY!
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Living in the present is so underutilized because it takes honesty and work to make anything happen there. You can blame the limitations of the present on the past and get out of having to do anything that way, or you can constantly daydream about the future and get out of work that way. However, if you are going to do anything right now the only way is to actually do it. There is no hiding from that. As Mr. Jordan said, by having an idea of the future (as a mariner who has a destination), and having concrete steps to get there, you have a path laid out to the wellspring of life.
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Impeccable timing, as always.
Thanks Gregg!!!
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All we have is the here and now. We should rightly plan for the future and carefully observe the past in the spirit of learning, as a means to be effective in life’s events today. It is a fine balance point, to be finely considered in all aspects and details of our lives. A bright future can be for everyone, in terms of fulfillment, if we take heed of this requirement. No matter what the circumstances may look like, there can always be some sense of fulfillment, and that makes life worth living every single day. Something being done right and proper – that by itself, warms the heart. A warm heart makes for a soft pillow at night and that certainly supports the ease in any dis-ease, yours or anyone else’s.
Nice post!
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The energy that is wasted on trying to sort out the past just exhausts the space of the present and frankly changes nothing that has happened. Aircastles become the legacy when we don’t do the work required no matter what the obstacles seem to be. This post can change lives. Doing the work is a step that dreamers never get to. Powerful advice!
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Wouldn’t it be quick and easy if we did have a tonic, a simple solution that doesn’t require effort, however what you are suggesting requires personal responsibility. You have continued to provide a map for your readers to allow the mind and heart to work as one – and you have continued to give without concern for results – thank you.
And today it is up to each of us individually to do something with it.
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Well said. As I have relaxed my tendency to dwell on the past I have found a lightness in my heart and a focus in my mind that has been renewing. I agree the most freeing step to take is forgiveness. It allows the bonds of the past to disappear. Now that’s a miracle! Thank Gregg, this day is too full of promise to squander.
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