Somebody
should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we
might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever
you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows. - Pope Paul VI
A couple months ago, the author was talking with
someone who wanted to make a career change.
The author asked this person, “What do you want to do?” The person looked at her and said, “I want
this to be my eat, pray, love moment like in the movie.” Smiling and nodding her head, the author then
asked, “What does that mean for you?”
The person looked at the author with a blank stare and said, “I don’t
know.” This individual continually
brought up different things seen on television, but had no goals or ideas of
what they wanted to accomplish. The
author mentioned different places she had traveled, books read, things she
wanted to do and the person she was talking with became excited to do similar activities,
but took no action. Truly, this broke
the author’s heart.
Recently, the author heard the below quote while
watching a motivational speaker and it has been lodged in her thoughts for a
couple months:
Live is meant to be lived, not watched. – Terri Savelle Foy
During the stay-at-home order, the author has had
to be very careful what she watched on television because it can be an abyss of
hours lost in a day for her. She
constantly reminded herself not to watch the same movies over and over again.
As we continually make progress of returning to
social interactions with others, take time to live life and not watch other
people live their lives.
ACTION: How are you going to live your life this week and
not watch someone else live theirs?
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