Make Every Day Count

January 10, 2012 in Sweet Nothings

Photo by Aimee Ketsdever

I told my boyfriend something a couple of weeks ago that he found absolutely horrifying. I couldn’t understand his reaction as I thought it was a positive comment.

“If I was hit by a bus tomorrow, I’d be okay with it as I’m happy with what I’ve achieved in my life so far”.

I think the reason that I’m not afraid of dying is because I try very hard to live in the moment as much as possible. I am terrible with money but I have travelled quite a bit, socialise often and try not to let my bank account hold me back from experiencing amazing things. I earn less than I could in order to have more “play time” hours in the day and try to look after my body as best as I can.

Image based on artist Susanna Hertrich's Chrono-Shredder work

A friend of mine lost a close friend in a terrible incident overseas which has now made him look at his life in a completely different way. Life, and every minute of it, is precious. Why do we spend so many hours being stressed, jealous, worried, bitchy, judgemental, angry and disappointed? In my opinion, life is there for the living and if you look too far into the future it may end up being futile as you may never reach it.

I’ve been thinking a lot over the last few days about what I think are important things to remember in order to be content when the day finally comes, when the curtains do close on your life. These are my ideas, but I’d love to hear yours.

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Build your relationships.
The people you knew and how you made a difference in their lives will matter most at the end of your journey.

Smile as much as possible (only genuine ones though).
Embrace the fabulous moments when they’re there and milk them for all they’re worth.

Treasure your grandparents (and parents for that matter).
Because you’ll wish you’d taken the time to get to know them and learn from them when they pass on.

Grab every opportunity that interests you by the horns.
Limit your regrets as much as possible.

Dream big and then make it bigger.
If you don’t let yourself think big, you’ll never achieve big either.

Make your health a priority.
Not for weight loss or glowing skin but because you feel amazing when your body is looked after.

Focus on loving yourself piece by piece.
You need to love yourself in order to be proud of all you have done in your lifetime, so start now.

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 I know it’s slightly morbid, but do you think about whether or not you’d be pleased with how you’d lived your life if you died tomorrow?

What would you focus on or do differently?

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