I love this one! I could feel myself relax from a panicked, how-do-I-fit-everything-in mode (last day) to a feeling of wonder, curiosity and breathing space (first day). Thanks!
I agree with living life in wonder and appreciation of everything as though you have never seen, touched, heard, ate, or smelled it before. If it was my last day on this lovely planet I would not want to live it in fear and desperation.
Thank you for sharing this. I will add it to my journal.
Linda, that is such a beautiful way to live: Appreciating everything in life as if we’ve never seen, touched, heard, ate, or smelled it before. That’s one reason I love watching kids and the way they observe and interact with the world. Their perspective is so fresh and uninhibited. 🙂
A challenge for some folks…the threat of death is the very resistance that some need to bounce off of to get them to recognize what you speak of here. I would be a good example of that kind of personality. It wasn’t until the threat of death came that I finally “woke up.” Ten years later, I totally relate to what you are saying, and live each day, each moment, new…and I am grateful beyond measure for each new breath taken.
I find that when we live as if it were our last day alive, we lose sight of the things that are actually important. Whereas when we live as if it was our first day alive, we learn to appreciate the infinite beauty around us; we learn to be grateful for each moment.
Close encounters with death are the ultimate reminder that each day, each breath, is indeed a gift, a precious privilege that we must respect and aspire to use as an example of the worthiness of life itself. 🙂
I love this one! I could feel myself relax from a panicked, how-do-I-fit-everything-in mode (last day) to a feeling of wonder, curiosity and breathing space (first day). Thanks!
You’re welcome, Donan! A simple change in perspective can turn the entire day around. 🙂
I agree with living life in wonder and appreciation of everything as though you have never seen, touched, heard, ate, or smelled it before. If it was my last day on this lovely planet I would not want to live it in fear and desperation.
Thank you for sharing this. I will add it to my journal.
Hugs from California.
Linda, that is such a beautiful way to live: Appreciating everything in life as if we’ve never seen, touched, heard, ate, or smelled it before. That’s one reason I love watching kids and the way they observe and interact with the world. Their perspective is so fresh and uninhibited. 🙂
A challenge for some folks…the threat of death is the very resistance that some need to bounce off of to get them to recognize what you speak of here. I would be a good example of that kind of personality. It wasn’t until the threat of death came that I finally “woke up.” Ten years later, I totally relate to what you are saying, and live each day, each moment, new…and I am grateful beyond measure for each new breath taken.
I find that when we live as if it were our last day alive, we lose sight of the things that are actually important. Whereas when we live as if it was our first day alive, we learn to appreciate the infinite beauty around us; we learn to be grateful for each moment.
Close encounters with death are the ultimate reminder that each day, each breath, is indeed a gift, a precious privilege that we must respect and aspire to use as an example of the worthiness of life itself. 🙂