I have another friend that is barely in her 40s and was just sent home on hospice care. She has cancer. Cancer stinks. She has a young family and a sweet husband. It just doesn't seem fair. She also lives life to the fullest. She is the happiest, sweetest person through all this yuck. Even now.
I've just been contemplating living life. Why do so many people put off things -- "I'll travel when I retire" "I'll have kids after my career gets started" -- "I'll go see that relative when I build up some vacation time". Why the wait?
Shouldn't we be living our lives NOW! Shouldn't we Carpe Diem and all that!
I know, it's easy to get stuck in a rut. It's easy to think we have lots of time to do things later.
It's so easy just to fall into the lull of life.
But I want to get out there and live! I want to do those things now!
Maybe they are big things like traveling, or moving, or learning something new.
But it's also the small things--like visiting with that person, or saying hello to someone, or having a conversation that you've needed to have with someone, or giving a hug.
Take time to do the things you've been wanting to do. Time is a valuable commodity. It's the only thing that once we use it we can't get it back.
I don't want grass to grow under my feet. I want to go and do and see and live my life NOW!
So go out and seize your day! You won't regret it!
