If not now, when?

Stumbled on an inspiring video... below, I've typed the lyrics in case its slow/non-functional. 

Similar to the sun screen and 'Lost Generation' reverse poetry videos which most of you have probably watched.

Robert K. Cooper, PhD presents "Priorities for Life" 

"Things which matter most should never be left at the mercy of things which matter least." -Goethe

Stand out from the crowd. Stop Competing. Start excelling. No one has to loose for you to win.

Be grateful for every... act of kindness. new breath. meal. 

Loosen up. Lighten up. Keep showing up. Know when to come up for air. 

Challenge the boundaries. 

Don't settle for being what you used to be or have been. 
Keep reaching for what you can yet become.

Don't... gossip. nag. tailgate. take good health for granted. postpone joy.

Honor the greatness and uniqueness in others.

Each day you have exactly the same number of minutes as...

Aristotle. Michaelangelo. Mother Teresa. Mozart. Galileo. Keller. King. Da Vince.

Wave back at children on the school bus.

Laugh at least a hundred times a day. Don't wait for things to be funny. Laugh anyway.

Remember you'll never get new results from repeating old habits. 

Don't let cobwebs form around your Big Dreams.

Call Home. Go the extra mile. Stop to smell flowers. 

Avoid ruts. Once you're in one, it's hard to get out.

Encourage children to... look up at the stars. play in the rain. run through puddles.

    ...Every once in a while, join them.

Each evening, talk about the funniest thing that happened today. 

Don't confuse - 

 time with money. 

  money with success. 

   success with happiness. 

    happiness with contribution to the world. 

Never forget that your attitude and feelings always attract exactly what they convey.

Take charge of your energy. Eat snacks. Sip ice water. Turn up the lights. Ask questions. Stretch. Laugh. Keep exploring.

Never... 

 give up on anyone!!! (<3) 

   give up on life's possibilities. 

     take away another person's hope... It may be all they have!

Talk to children at eye level. You'll both learn more. Fall forward.

Never be ashamed of...

 bold ideas.

  honest tears. 

   a loving heart.

Complain less. Live more.

At home... sing out loud. talk to your pets. dance in the halls. put your feet up on the coffee table. 

Be original. 

Be passionately romantic.

Be 100% alive.

Keep your promises.

Keep in touch.

Keep growing.

Never miss a chance to show someone how much you care.  

Never refuse homemade food.

Live so that when children think of kindness, courage, ingenuity and caring... they think of you.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Lead by example. 

 Love as if you will live forever. 

  Work as if you have no need for money.

   Dream as if no one can say no. 

    Have fun as if you never have to grow up. 

     Sing as if no one else is listening. 

      Care as if everything depends on your caring... 

       and raise a banner where a banner never flew. 

If not now, when?
"The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it."