Procrastination is a messenger - Carol Milters
The most "useful" thing about "later" is realizing it isn't guaranteed. Procrastination is often a coping mechanism for anxiety , but as Elias learned, the weight of unfulfilled intentions can become heavier than the work itself. Mais tarde
Clara smiled sadly. "This is a Jar of Laters. My husband filled it for forty years. Every time he wanted to tell me he loved me but was too busy, he’d whisper it into the jar to save for 'mais tarde.' Every time he wanted to see the ocean or learn the piano, he’d put a note in here for 'later.'" Procrastination is a messenger - Carol Milters The
He didn't wait to build a house; he fixed the broken porch step. He didn't wait to write a book; he wrote a letter to an old friend. He realized that "mais tarde" is a place where dreams go to grow old and tired, but "agora" (now) is where they live. "This is a Jar of Laters
Elias looked at the empty jar. "Ma'am, this is just glass. It’s worth nothing."
Elias stayed silent. He looked at his notebooks—his own "jars" of paper. That evening, he didn't open his "later" notebook. Instead, he picked up a pen and wrote one sentence on the first page of a new one: