41 years, 15 days

You can wake up one day and realize that you've been going about things all wrong, and you need to make a big change to get the most from your one life, to realize or remember who you really are.

and then you wake up one day and realize that you've lost sight of the good things that you have, that you need to invest and appreciate more in your life instead of rushing for some dramatic quick fix.

and then you wake up one day and realize that you're so accustomed to the habits of your current life that you've come up with justifications to avoid changing the things that have been holding you back.

and then you wake up one day and realize that changing is running away from your problems, and staying the same is giving up, and that there must be a third way that you hadn't been considering.

and then you wake up one day and realize that there's too much at stake to force a choice too quickly, that you need to take time to realize what's really important.

and then you wake up one day and realize that the time you were taking to think is actually an excuse not to do anything, and you simply have to pick a path and follow it through.

and then you wake up one day and think "ugh, not this again." The constant pressure of deciding has robbed you of both the deep joys and simple pleasures that you should be getting out of life.

and then you wake up one day and feel great, and the world is beautiful, and things aren't as difficult or urgent as you've been making them out to be. The future is wide open, you can do anything.

and then you wake up one day and realize that happiness itself trapped you into hoping and taking on too much, so that you can fall short and have an excuse to wallow in self-defeat.

and then you wake up one day and realize that the problem is within you, that you need help to balance those extreme emotions so that you can see things as they really are.

and then you wake up one day and realize that you've made progress, and have the clarity and strength that you needed to make the changes that need to be made.

and then you wake up one day and realize that you're rushing the process, that feeling better almost tricked you into thinking you were fixed, pushing you too far toward the irrational and impulsive end.

and then you wake up one day and realize that no matter how fixed you'll ever get, your problems and choices will still be there. Waiting until you feel better is just another excuse not to make decisions.

and then you wake up one day and say "just do it" and instead of feeling relief that you've chosen, you feel terrible about the option that you gave up, and trapped without options.

and then one day you go to bed looking forward to that one day when you won't have to wake up at all.

but you realize from long experience that one day, you'll feel differently than you do right now.