Anticipation Or Regret

We can never know about the days to come
But we think about them anyway
And I wonder if I'm really with you now
Or just chasing after some finer day.

Anticipation, Anticipation
Is making me late
Is keeping me waiting

Anticipation for something wonderful or something horrible can make you miss the day. Every time I have been counting down the days to something exciting, when it arrives I am amazed at how fast the day seems to arrive. When it is something horrible it seems time ticks off at a slower pace and the impending doom grows bigger in my mind.

This goes back to my goal to live in the present. What a tough job it is to stay here...now. My mind drifts to what happened yesterday or what is going to happen. No matter how much time I spend anticipating an outcome or plotting a course, life always seems to add something I didn't anticipate.

So much I have missed in the moment because of anticipation or regret. So as I venture forth today to work on a project where there is much anticipation and regret I am going to focus on the people, for there are gifts if I only pay attention to what is right in front of me.