Bill Myers - March 15, 2008

Maybe tomorrow . . .

Sure, you have good intentions. But sometimes things just don't work out.

And sometimes you just have to say to yourself, 'maybe tomorrow'.

I was thinking about this today as I read a news story about a woman who spent the last two years sitting on a toilet in her boyfriend's home.

This is a true story.

The 35 year old woman went to the bathroom at her boyfriend's home, and sat down on the toilet - and didn't get up - for two years.

Her boyfriend tried talking her out, but she wasn't having any of it.

Each day he would bring her food and drink, and ask her if she were ready to come out, and she always replied. . .

"Maybe tomorrow . . ."

I'm sure she never intended to spend two years sitting on the toilet.

None of us do.

But sometimes plans change.

And that's the problem with relying on the 'maybe tomorrow' excuse.

Because sometimes tomorrow could be years away. And in the meantime, you live your life in the toilet (metaphorically), when you could instead be doing great things.

To read the full story of the toilet lady, visit http://www.bmyers.com/snip/103.htm

And next time you or someone close to you says, 'maybe tomorrow', you can tell them the story of the 'maybe tomorrow toilet lady'.