The Time Is Always Ripe

“We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.”
~Nelson Mandela~

Nobody’s waiting on the right moment. There isn’t one.

The time to call your mom, the time to make things right with somebody, the time to finally start the thing you keep putting off — it’s not coming later, wrapped up nice with better timing. It’s right now, same as it’s always been.

Mandela didn’t say wait for the ripe time. He said the time is ripe. Already. Today.

You don’t need permission from the calendar to do the right thing.

The Dude 🐸

Thought for the Day
Stop waiting for ripe. It already is.

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