Why Wait?

I was first introduced to thriving in the early days of my counseling.  I was all gun-ho and excited....came back the next week and asked, "What is this thriving thing?" 10 years later I took a picture that describes it for me.....

You can see the cactus that fell and damaged the blooming cactus.  The little cactus just didn't care about the damage....it is blooming and growing anyway.  Too often we wait until we finish counseling, wait until we graduate, wait until we feel better, wait until we heal, wait until life is running smoothly....then we will thrive.  I am formulating the idea...that thriving is a decision everyday.  I decide if I am going to put it out there blooming and growing anyway.