This simple phrase has been bouncing around in my head for a while now: “The best time to start living your life is right now.” At first glance, it sounds like something you’d see on a motivational poster or an Instagram caption, but the more I sit with it, the more I realise how deeply true and powerful it really is.
We’re all guilty of playing the “someday” game (I know I am).
- Someday I’ll travel.
- Someday I’ll chase that dream.
- Someday I’ll slow down and enjoy the moment.
But the truth is, “someday” is a moving target. It’s a concept that keeps us comfortably stuck in the status quo, always just out of reach. And if we’re not careful, it becomes the default setting for our lives.
The thing is, life doesn’t wait. It’s happening right now—not in the past, not in some imagined future, but in this very moment. And I’ve come to realise that if I’m not actively choosing to live it now, I’m simply existing on autopilot.
Living my life right now doesn’t mean throwing caution to the wind or abandoning my responsibilities. It means being present. It means making intentional choices, leaning into what truly matters, and taking small steps every day that align with the kind of life I want to build.
It’s about not living my life like I’m on auto-pilot.
I’ve noticed that the hardest part is always the beginning. That first step. Starting something new, making a change, speaking a truth, it all takes courage. But momentum is a powerful thing. Once I start moving, even in the smallest of ways, things begin to shift.
The biggest regrets don’t usually come from things we’ve done—they come from the things we didn’t do. The words left unsaid. The dreams never pursued. The life not fully lived.
I read once about a palliative care nurse who asked her patients what they regretted most near the end of their lives. The most common answer was this: “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” That hit me like a ton of bricks.
So, I’ve started asking myself: Am I living in a way that’s true to who I am? Not in some grand, perfect, Instagram-worthy way, but in the daily stuff. The little choices. The quiet moments. Am I choosing authenticity? Am I making time for the people and the things that matter most?
For me, living my life now means writing music that matters to me. Spending time with people I love. Being okay with not having all the answers. Creating, sharing, risking, failing, learning, and growing.
It also means simplifying. Cutting away the noise. Saying no to what drains me and yes to what fills me up, even if it’s uncomfortable.
If there’s one thing I’d say to anyone reading this, it’s this: You don’t need a perfect plan. You don’t need permission. You don’t need to wait until you’re ready. The best time to start living your life is right now. This moment is enough.
Because one day, we’ll all look back. And I’d rather say, “I gave it everything I had” than “I wish I had.”
Let’s live our lives, truly live them, starting from right now.
Peace,
Corey 🙂