In March, our journaling theme in the Reflective Circle Membership is “If today was your forever?” I want you to sit with this question, to let it sink in. What if the way you’re living right now—your routine, your job, your relationships, your dreams left on hold—was the way you had to live forever? Would you be content? Would you feel like you had truly lived?
This month, we’re also confronting something most people try to avoid—death. I know. It’s uncomfortable. People treat it like a disease, something to be dodged, ignored, whispered about in hushed tones. But death is real. It’s not a distant possibility; it’s an inevitable reality. Yours. Mine. Everyone’s.
And here’s a fact that might stop you in your tracks: Every day, someone your age is dying.
Think about that. Right now, as you read this, someone who woke up this morning just like you, someone with plans for the future, with unfinished dreams, with things they were “going to do someday”—won’t see another day. They probably didn’t think today would be their last.
And yet, here you are. Alive. Breathing. Given another chance.
Wake Up to the Life You Don’t Want
How many mornings have you woken up dreading the day ahead? How often do you find yourself stuck in routines that drain you, working jobs that don’t fulfill you, living a life that feels small when your soul is screaming for something bigger?
If nothing changes, another year will pass, and you’ll still be here stuck in the same cycle, waiting for the “right time.” But time doesn’t wait. Time doesn’t pause for clarity. It doesn’t hold your dreams in a safe place until you’re ready.
Someone your age is dying today, and they don’t get another shot. You do.
Imagination Won’t Save You—Action Will
You have dreams. You have vision. Maybe you’ve spent years imagining a different life, playing it over and over in your head like a movie you never step into. But imagination alone won’t free you from the rat race. Ideas don’t build businesses. Dreams don’t make money. Thoughts don’t change lives—actions do.
So, what are you actually doing to change your reality? What small step can you take today that your future self will thank you for?
The Urgency of Now
You don’t have forever to get this right. You don’t have unlimited years to “figure it out.” Every single day, time is slipping through your fingers. And one day, your name will be on that list too. The only question is—will you die having truly lived?
If today was your forever, would you be proud of the life you’re living? Would you be at peace with how you’re spending your time? Or would you feel the crushing weight of regret, of wasted days, of dreams that never left your imagination?
This isn’t meant to be morbid. This is meant to wake you up. To shake you out of autopilot. To remind you that life is happening now, and you are either fully living it or letting it slip away.
Here’s Your Wake-Up Call
- If you don’t want to wake up to this same life next year, change something now.
- If you want to stop working for someone else, start building for yourself now.
- If you want to tell your story, share your gift, live your purpose—stop waiting.
- If today was your forever, would you be okay with that?
Every day, someone your age is dying. But you? You still have a chance. Take it. Make it count.
With all my heart,
Salima
