Live. And Live Well. BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply. Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now. On a crystal clear, breezy 70 degree day, roll down the windows and FEEL the wind against your skin. Feel the warmth of the sun.
If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool Autumn day to FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE. Get knee-deep in a novel and LOSE track of time.
If you bike, pedal HARD… and if you crash then crash well.
Feel the SATISFACTION of a job well done—a paper well-written, a project thoroughly completed, a play well-performed. If you must wipe the snot from your 3-year old’s nose, don’t be disgusted if the Kleenex didn’t catch it all… because soon he’ll be wiping his own.
If you’ve recently experienced loss, then GRIEVE. And Grieve well. At the table with friends and family, LAUGH. If you’re eating and laughing at the same time, then might as well laugh until you puke. And if you eat, then SMELL. The aromas are not impediments to your day. Steak on the grill, coffee beans freshly ground, cookies in the oven. And TASTE. Taste every ounce of flavor. Taste every ounce of friendship. Taste every ounce of Life. Because-it-is-most-definitely-a-Gift."
If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool Autumn day to FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE. Get knee-deep in a novel and LOSE track of time.
If you bike, pedal HARD… and if you crash then crash well.
Feel the SATISFACTION of a job well done—a paper well-written, a project thoroughly completed, a play well-performed. If you must wipe the snot from your 3-year old’s nose, don’t be disgusted if the Kleenex didn’t catch it all… because soon he’ll be wiping his own.
If you’ve recently experienced loss, then GRIEVE. And Grieve well. At the table with friends and family, LAUGH. If you’re eating and laughing at the same time, then might as well laugh until you puke. And if you eat, then SMELL. The aromas are not impediments to your day. Steak on the grill, coffee beans freshly ground, cookies in the oven. And TASTE. Taste every ounce of flavor. Taste every ounce of friendship. Taste every ounce of Life. Because-it-is-most-definitely-a-Gift."
I love this message!! It is so amazing and just shows how we should make use of our lives. My about me is kind of a mini version of this of what I want my life to be like.. it says
I am a sixteen year old daughter of the almighty God! Christ is whom I live for! I am totally crazy in love with Jesus Christ! I love life and living it to the fullest! We only have one life to live, so why not live the way you want to? I love making new friends and getting to know people on a deeper level. I want to live like no one else has ever lived! I want to go to Africa and spread the gospel, do back flips, sleep under the stars, ride a hot air balloon, climb trees, and live in a hut. I want to love like I did when I was little, holding nothing back. I want to sleep in a rainforest, take a long trip on a train, and run through a puddle in heels. I want to listen to the voice of God 24/7 even when I'm sleeping. I want to bungee jump off a bridge, jet ski in south america, and go on a cruise to Alaska. When it rains, I want it to pour! I want to inspire the world to love! I want to stop just living and live for GOD.
My greatest fear is to be just another teenage girl. I don't want to be average. I want to be what God wants me to be, and I know God has a huge plan for my life, I know its bigger than I could ever think about. I'm scared that I would miss His plan for my life. I have seen what its like to be out of God's will. Its not fun. I'm scared that when Im gone there will be nothing for anyone to remember. I'm scared that when God looks me right in the eyes that He shrinks back thinking about how great my life COULD have been. I'm scared I'm not going to live up to God's, others, or even my own standards. I'm scared of falling short. I am someone that gives all I've got all the time. So when I fail, its hard for me to accept that. I don't want to disappoint anyone, especially not God. I know I didn't write about just my greatest fear but if you think about it, everything I just said ties into one thing... I don't want to be average, I want to go above and beyond that bar that was set for me by myself or my parents or whoever.
I dont want to be one in a million.. I want to be one OUT of a million.
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