We all have them.
āIf ____ happens, then Iāll do ____.ā
If this emergency passes, then Iāll take a break.
If this customer closes, then Iāll invest in my education.
If we get this finished, then weāll focus on that.
Too often, the ifthen is nothing but a stall. As a result, we burn trust, and worse, postpone a future weād like to spend time living in.
Take your ifthenās seriously. The future always happens sooner than we expect.
reminds me of this quote from Osho: āTomorrow never comes, it is always today.ā