Anticipating heavenly delight

It is far too easy to become distracted by the large number of shiny things in our present culture and forget, even momentarily, about the end goal of our life.  When we push aside all of the dross, the distractions, the silly entertainment and the many, many responsibilities (legitimate or not), we have to ask ourselves what is really important.  We answer that question every day by the things we spend our time doing and thinking about.  To where do our minds go when we are not occupied with the things necessary?  What do we love? There is a very long eternity ahead of us and that eternity will be formed by the way we shape our souls now, every day, every moment.
Like concrete, the things we do, say and think, shape us into what we will be for eternity.  Once that concrete is set, there is (practically speaking) no changing it.  Obviously, we can and should repent at any time, but the older we become, the longer we act, say and think, the more we will become like.