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A few weeks ago, I was telling my daughter that I needed to get some new candles. She looked at me kind of funny and pointed to a perfectly good candle sitting on a nearby cabinet. “There’s a candle right there,” she said, in a way that let me know she was quite puzzled.

“Well…I’m saving that one because I really like it,” I replied.

My daughter’s response stopped me in my tracks: “Then next time, don’t buy it.”

She has a point, doesn’t she? If we aren’t going to use it, what’s the point in having it? I did plan on using that candle, but for a special occasion.

She really got me thinking. What else am I putting off using, or doing, or believing or feeling? And when will a special enough day come to use the white napkins, or the good dishes or the candle that you really love? How about today?

I did burn that candle that night and every time I see it, it reminds me that my life is now. Today is the day to use the candle I love (and so is tomorrow and the day after that.) Today is the day to do the thing that scares me a bit, because it stretches me out of my comfort zone. Today is the day to believe that dreams do come true. And today is the day to decide to feel happy and to share that happiness with the people I love.

What are you putting off using, or doing or believing? Why not proclaim that today is the day to use it, or do it or believe it? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Thanks so much for sharing.

Aby