Change

Have you ever felt like everyone around you is growing up, moving on, and making progress while you're just standing still? You feel like that slow kid in Kindergarten at the back of the recess line yelling "Hey guys, wait for me!" as he hopelessly scurries forward with all his might to catch the rest of his classmates. Or like a treadmill, constantly moving, seemingly productive, and yet utterly stagnate. Why is it that everyone else seems to have it all together? They have a master plan from now until their social security benefits kick in, and I'm stuck on the sidelines trying to figure out what to do with the next half hour.

For some reason, I'm reminded of the Chris Rice song "Life Means So Much":
"...Every day is a bank account
And time is our currency
So no one's rich, nobody's poor
We get twenty-four hours each
So how are you gonna spend
Will you invest or squander
Try to get ahead
Or help someone who's under
...
Has anybody lived who knew the value of a life
And didn't He give His own
To show the worth of yours and mine?
...
Every day is a gift you've been given,
Make the most of the time every minute you're living"