Kicking the Can Down the Road

You may have noticed that this is an election year!  And you've probably heard some of the typical political rhetoric including a few of the candidates talking about how all of those in office before them have been "kicking the can down the road"  with things such as:

• Healthcare
• Social Security
• Immigration
• National Debt
• Budget Reform
• Tax Reform

Apparently, when you are running for office your number one job is to criticize those in office for all of the things that they are putting off into the future for someone else to be accountable for.  In other words, "kicking the can down the road."

Whenever I hear that phrase I think of Opie Taylor from the Andy Griffith show, walking down a dirt road and kicking a  real, and rusty, tin can as far down the road as he can.  And then when he eventually gets to where the can stopped he, of course, kicks it again.  Sounds really cute and nostalgic, but in real life we are usually putting off something very important that should be handled/started today!

I'm not a politician and I don't play one on T.V.; but I have "kicked the can down the road" many times.  And yes, so have you!  It's okay, admit it.  No one is watching, you are in a safe place, I'm not criticizing you.  The first step is of course admitting it to yourself ... the second step is doing something about it.

Whether it is:

• Your health/fitness
• Your relationships
• Your bank account/retirement
• Your job status
• Your spiritual journey

Today is the day you stop kicking the can down the road.  You don't have to handle everything at once.  Just pick one important thing you have been putting off and focus on it.  Make it a priority. You can do it!  You will do it!

As Henry Kissinger is quoted as saying "whatever should happen ultimately, should happen immediately."

Have a great day!