August 22nd, 2016
The percentage of people who will die is astounding. It has stood at about one hundred percent for quite some time now. So how does one go about preparing for something that seems like such a certainty?
The short answer is you can’t. Oh, you can buy life insurance but it’s not life assurance. In fact it’s not for you at all. You can build something like the pyramids but it probably won’t be completed in your lifetime and whoever is in charge after you leave might change it to a theme park and put their name on it. So how does one prepare for the inevitable?
Well you could try to put it off for as long as possible. You could go up into the high Himalayas and find the immortal nectar and live forever but it only works if you stay in the high Himalayas. You could keep getting new organs but who knows if they are going to like their new home. You could put your brain in a solution that feeds it forever but it makes dating awkward.
The only viable option is to just live. Live every minute of every day. If your time is indeed limited than don’t hate a Monday or a workday or a sick day or any day. Each one is precious. If it’s a great day, fill yourself with its greatness. If it’s a not so great day, sift through every second of it to find a small gem. There is no day that doesn’t contain at least one.
You’ve got today, maybe some of it or maybe all of it. Whatever you’ve got, make it count. Life is way to short to stay mad or stay sad or to worry. Find something good about yourself and focus on that without allowing any thoughts to the contrary. Bring to mind your favorite song. Imagine your favorite color. Plan a trip. Reread the most uplifting book you have. Take a walk and really look around. The sky is yours. The air is abundant. Understand that each moment is perfect. Understand that you are alive. Life is your gift. Unwrap it and use it.
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February 3rd, 2014
We want happiness and good health for ourselves and our loved ones. We want enough money so that we can stop worrying about having enough money. We want extra money to help those less fortunate. We want to feel better all the time or at the very least we don’t want to feel bad anymore.
And this is how we go through life. Hoping it gets better and holding on when it doesn’t. We’ve convinced ourselves that we are better off than most but… could it be better, a lot better? And the answer is…YES! But in order for it to get better, we have to get better.
First of all understand that stuff is going to happen that you don’t like or maybe even hate. Sickness and pain and death are part of this reality and nobody escapes from the bad stuff. So first you have to get strong enough to handle the bad stuff when it hits. You must exercise, pray, rest, eat pretty well and exercise and meditate regularly. A well trained fighter can take a punch and keep going. Second, celebrate little things and build on that. A good parking space, a favorite song coming up next, a crumpled piece of paper making it into the trash. Celebrate like crazy when you are right. Forget about it when you aren’t.
Third, control your environment. You’re going to get scared when you watch a horror movie, right? So, at all times, pick the mood you want and create the proper surroundings to enhance it. Choose the pictures, music, smells, colors that will influence you in a positive way. Fifth, your relationship with others is not always going to be a day at the beach. Sometimes they feel like you felt when you were down or agitated. Let go of their stuff!
The great paradox is that life is simple but parts of it are really complex. Understand that you’ll never bat a thousand, you’ll never win on every pull of the slot machine, not everyone is going to like you, there’s not a one size fits all answer to anything and sometimes you are going to be completely misunderstood. That’s life. It’s a place where a day can last forever but a decade can go by in the blink of an eye.
You and I are here to live. We are here to receive. We are here to give. We are here to learn. We are here to explore. We are here to enjoy as much of this life as we can. We are here to have an adventure. We are here to love. We are here to serve. We are here to hold someone’s hand every now and then. Sometimes it will be to help them and sometimes it will be to help us.
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