Waiting

Often we wait, shackled by what-ifs or if-onlys. We rationalize that our circumstances won't allow anything else, but really we won't allow anything else. A true obligation -- e.g., to care for our children -- is immutable. On the other hand, a burden is a perception, and we can alter our perception by shifting our point of view. This requires courage.

Courage empowers and emancipates, as if through self-manumission we free ourselves to pursue dreams, to open a door into the unknown, or simply to see things in a different light. This is not to lack fear, but rather to cope with it. Perhaps the first sign of courage is to ask, "Why wait?"

http://www.stevepavlina.com/articles/courage-to-live-consciously.htm