20d • General discussion
The Art of Looking Forward
I’ve been thinking about something I’m calling pre-enjoying life…
And yes, I may have just made that up, but stick with me.
It’s June, and I’m already enjoying my next vacation in November.
I’m enjoying the sights I haven’t seen yet. The sounds I haven’t heard yet. The food I haven’t eaten yet. The quiet moments I haven’t lived yet. The little adventures, the views, the coffee, the walks, the sunrises, the unexpected conversations, and probably at least one wrong turn that somehow becomes the best part of the whole trip.
I’m enjoying it now.
Not because I’m wishing my life away.
But because anticipation is part of the gift.
We have this strange habit of postponing joy until the exact moment something arrives. As if we’re only allowed to enjoy the vacation while we’re physically on vacation. As if Christmas can only be enjoyed on December 25th. As if happiness has to show ID and prove it belongs on the calendar.
Nonsense.
If you love Christmas, you can enjoy Christmas in June.
Put on the music. Think about the lights. Imagine the tree. Remember the feeling. Let yourself smile like a delighted weirdo in the middle of summer because life is short and nobody put you in charge of being normal.
Joy doesn’t have to wait its turn.
If we can worry about what hasn’t happened, we can certainly enjoy things before they arrive. We can enjoy them while they’re happening. And we can enjoy them again as memories afterward.
That’s gratitude with a kind of head start.
So today, give yourself permission to pre-enjoy something.
A trip. A holiday. A goal. A quiet morning. A future hike. A dinner with people you love. A season of life you’re working toward.
Don’t wait until everything is perfectly lined up before you let yourself feel happy.
Sometimes the blessing begins the moment you start looking forward to it.
Pre-enjoy the good stuff.
Life is better when we stop making joy stand in line.
Love you!
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