"What Are You Waiting For" (Nickelback)

As I was driving to Starbucks this morning - my weekly treat to myself - I thought about last weekend and how the foggy roads had given me inspiration for a blog posting. The roads were not foggy this morning... but as the thought came to me, I tuned in to the song that was playing on the radio. It was by Nickelback. They do have a distinctive sound! I caught the tail end of the song and the refrain was:

What are you waiting for?

Hmmm... a message from the universe?? When I got to Starbucks, I listened to the entire song on YouTube.
 

And... well... clearly it IS a message from the universe. Not just for me, but I would guess for most people. But I'm not writing for other people, I'm writing for me.

They lyrics document a lot of my excuses:

What are you waiting for?
What are you waiting for?
Are you waiting on a lightning strike?
Are you waiting for the perfect night?
Are you waiting till the time is right?
What are you waiting for
Don't you wanna learn to deal with fear
Don't you wanna take the wheel and steer
Don't you wait another minute here
What are you waiting for?

You gotta go and reach for the top
Believe in every dream that you got
You only living one so tell me?
What are you, what are you waiting for?
You know you gotta give it your all
And don't you be afraid if you fall
You only living one so tell me?
What are you, what are you waiting for?

Are you waiting for the right excuse?
Are you waiting for a sign to choose
While your waiting it's the time you lose
What are you waiting for?
Don't you wanna spread your wings and fly?
Don't you wanna really live your life?
Don't you wanna love before you die?
What are you waiting for?

You gotta go and reach for the top
Believe in every dream that you got
You only living one so tell me?
What are you, what are you waiting for?
You know you gotta give it your all
And don't you be afraid if you fall
You only living one so tell me?
What are you, what are you waiting for?

Tell me what your waiting for
Show me what your aiming for
What you gonna save it for?
So what you really waiting for?

Tell me what your waiting for
Show me what your aiming for
What you gonna save it for?
So what you really waiting for?
Everybody's gonna make mistakes
But everybody's got a choice to make
Everybody needs a leap of faith
When are you taking yours?

You gotta go and reach for the top
Believe in every dream that you got
You only living one so tell me?

I have been working on the book about my grandfather for years. Years. I want to have it published. But I hesitate. What am I waiting for? More research? The right time? The perfect manuscript? A lightening strike? The moment when I feel "ready"? What does that even mean - "ready"?

I want to write articles. But I don't. What am I waiting for?

I want to create another blog about Living a Simple Life and Making a Difference. What am I waiting for?

For approval? For acclaim? For an invitation? Crazy, really. But procrastination is an insidious, creeping blight upon my life. "I'll start tomorrow". "I'll do it next week."

Enough.