You Can't Be Lazy Forever

Hey man, shit don’t last forever. But that’s okay. It’s not about making something last, but about making the most of it while it’s here. You just go with the flow and enjoy the ride on waves while it lasts.



Today’s loss is not tomorrow’s misfortune.

In fact, every time you lose something, you gain something else. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” (cue: Semisonic).

But seriously, while nothing holds eternal permanence,  the end (of whatever) creates opportunity.

Live in the moment. Experience the pain (of loss). Because that too won’t last forever.

You can’t even be lazy forever. I mean, maybe for the rest of your life but certainly not “forever”. After all, your time on this earth is limited. Just embrace your laziness while you’re here, takin it easy, slow n’ steady, one day at a time.

Today won’t last forever and neither will tomorrow. Enjoy those days while you have it and think to yourself today “I hope this lasts forever” to put yourself in the present and actually LIVE...while you can.


Forever is an interesting word. By its textbook definition it means, literally, “always”. It’s something that will be there endlessly, no matter what. There’s this *idea* that forever is something that sticks around, regardless of changes. But things do change and that causes the thing that was supposed to be “forever” to be put to a stop, despite the fact that “forever”, by its very definition is, well, unstoppable.


 In reality, the word seems to mean “until it’s done” more often than not. Forever doesn’t quite encompass the permanence it sets out to be. It is more of an expression of appreciating what’s happening in the given moment, as opposed to any sort of eternal contract. Forever is as fleeting as the moment it takes to say the word.

I mean how often have you been told “I want to be with you forever”, only to watch that person walk away as soon as they felt done or tired with the relationship?

How often have you said "best friends forever" only to never see that person again.

How often have you thought to yourself that you “hope this lasts forever” only to later, in due time, see it fade away?




Forever is a timeline we’re incapable of achieving as human beings. Nothing lasts forever. Everything lasts for just a moment and all comes to an end at some point. Even *life itself* is nothing but a brief moment in time.

You literally can’t do anything or have everything forever because we all gon’ die some day. We are mortal beings, and thus, our very existence cannot and will not last forever. For us to imagine that anything we experience will last “forever” is clear cut delusional. Given the matter of circumstance that our time here is not even forever, then so too is everything else we consciously experience.

Nothing is permanent, nothing is forever. You are NOT guaranteed anything in life, other than the fact that there will be change.

But we  use the word “forever” all the time. While it certainly doesn’t mean the definition “by the books” in any means, clearly, it does mean something.




So what does it mean when we say forever?

There has to be some sort of strong sentiment here. I mean, you only say that you hope something will last forever if it actually matters to you (or someone matters to you), not just a little bit, but a lot. “Forever” marks something as vital to us, even if it doesn’t actually, for lack of a better term, last forever.

The expression of “Forever” indicates that you are living fully in the present. It’s a way to say “I appreciate what’s happening right here, right now."

In the moment that you feel something could last forever, you are unbound by time. The past and the future doesn’t matter. After all if you were thinking about the past, then that is a time before the moment you wish to last forever (thus not present).  And if you were thinking about the future, you know it will inevitably come to an end, just like all things

Woah man you been on the mary jay dude; this is some deep shit.

Now it may sound depressing to think about how nothing is permanent in your life and could be gone in an instant, but only if you completely miss the point.

It is meant to be an inspiration to appreciate what you have at any given moment. Take nothing for granted. Live in “forever”. The moment you begin to wish every moment will last forever (even though you logically know it won’t) is the moment you begin to truly live.





Forever is the feeling of being alive. That’s what it really is. Every moment you have uttered the words “I wish this would last forever” is a moment you were actually living. You were experiencing what it’s like to be present in your surroundings as well as present in the emotions those surroundings brought to you.

Oftentimes this was a positive experience, a joyous one. We don’t sit there after the family cat died and say “I’d wish this would last forever”. No. It’s something we liked and found joy in.

As a procrastin8r, this moment usually comes when I first wake up. I want my sleep to “last forever”. Nothing is as comfortable or relaxing as lying in a nice warm bed. Sleep is the best feeling. At that moment, I’m engulfed in the present.

One of the reasons why negative experiences and emotions are so “hard” to deal with is because we don’t live in it. We don’t become present with our negative emotions, typically. Instead we shove them off and try to live in either the past or future when they arise.

We hold onto  loss of something in the past or worry about an issue coming in the future. You long for a life before that person was gone. You look forward to “moving on” eventually, so the pain will go away. What’s happening is you’re not being fully present. You’re not going with the flow and enjoying the ride for what it is.






Whether it's positive or negative, you have to tell yourself that “this is going to last forever.” Of course it won’t, but the idea is to accept the circumstances whatever they may be and really feel what’s going on, rather than long for a different set of feelings that lie in either the past or future.
How many times has shit hit the fan and you thought to yourself: “It’ll get better once I (blank).”

So often do we look forward to the improvements in the future that we forget to appreciate what we already have.

No matter what that “fill in the blank” is, there’s always another blank to fill its place. We’re always searching for something better. Our obsession with getting more - that much does last forever.

Maybe “it’ll get better” once you get that degree. But then “it’ll get better” once you get a job in your field. Then “it’ll get better” once you get that promotion. 

And it keeps going until you realize that you’ll never truly be satisfied.

You may get your dream job and become nostalgic about the time you didn’t have so much responsibility. You’ll look back and say:

“Man I wish that time before all this would have lasted forever. I didn’t know what I had back then.”

And right there. A moment. An epiphany. You’ve come to the realization that you weren’t living in the present.

If you’re not living (in the present), you’re killing yourself, slowly rotting until you’re put into a grave.

All that exists is right here, right now. All you need to have, all you need to be is already here. You just gotta appreciate it, dude.





They say “you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone” and it’s true. We end up taking for granted the things that actually fucking matter to us and just sort of...expected to always be there. But they aren’t always there.

In the past few months, during this global pandemic, we all lost something important to us or someone close to us. Things we thought would last forever are gone. People we thought that would always be around are not here anymore.

Businesses closed. Relationships failed. People literally died.

Pandemic or not, these things happen on a daily basis. But no doubt some little microscopic asshole went and fucked a lot of things up a lot faster than they normally would have.

If you follow some of my lazy moneymaking tips, you’ll know I recommend HYIPs as an easy passive income.

Well, in the past few days, one of the best High Yield Investment Programs (ever?) called Diversity Fund closed its doors. It sucks.

Now to put that in perspective, that’s like you’re average working Joe telling you they just took a pay cut. Not fun.

But that’s the way the cookie crumbles. Nothing lasts forever.

You can’t get attached to the way things are. You can only appreciate it while you have it.


Hope something will last forever, in the sense that you can be truly present with it. Don’t hope something will last forever in the sense that you expect it to never change.

Things can and will change.

Adapt to the changes by going with the flow. Kick back, relax, and enjoy the ride. It may not always be the same, but that’s part of the fun.

Life would be boring if things actually did last forever. I mean, c’mon man, “forever” is quite predictable. You’re not living if things are so predictable.

The thrill of living comes from unpredictability, even in times of despair.

If your ex breaks up with you, you may wind up finding an even better partner in the future that you never would have even met had you stuck in the old sour relationship.

If you lose your job, you may wind up becoming a lazy entrepreneur, instead of grinding 40 hours a week at the same boring desk job.


Today’s loss is not tomorrow’s misfortune.

In fact, every time you lose something, you gain something else. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” (cue: Semisonic).

But seriously, while nothing holds eternal permanence,  the end (of whatever) creates opportunity.

Live in the moment. Experience the pain (of loss). Because that too won’t last forever.

You can’t even be lazy forever. I mean, maybe for the rest of your life but certainly not “forever”. After all, your time on this earth is limited. Just embrace your laziness while you’re here, takin it easy, slow n’ steady, one day at a time.

Today won’t last forever and neither will tomorrow. Enjoy those days while you have it and think to yourself today “I hope this lasts forever” to put yourself in the present.
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