Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Regrets SUCK!
Hi All!,
I was recently asked the question; "What is your greatest fear?". I'm sure most of you know how I answered that one...........REGRET! At the end of the day, the week, the year, and my life, I fear looking back and saying that I wish I had yadayadayada....... I recently heard a quote on the radio that stands true within many different life experiences. "If people instantly suffered the pain and consequences from their habits, actions, and poor choices, they may not do many things they do." One could think smoking, nutrition, poor sleep, lack of exercise or any number of things we do daily that will rob us of our health, satisfaction, joy, or life years down the road.
There are a lot of slow and sneaky deaths. There are also many types of "death". The death of your spirit, motivation, enthusiasm for life etc. etc.... Regret is one of those "death" consequences that can sneak up on you. Life goes by so quickly, and then you look back wondering where it all went and kick yourself for how you chose to spend that precious time. Your priorities were out of whack, time management, joy and time sucking people were to blame, and a lonnnng list of other things that simply got in the way of you being the person you were created to be. While closing my eyes and imagining that conversation with myself, my kids, my Grandkids, my wife, or my God; I get the heeby jeebies! To think about my kids growing up and throwing away talents or falling short of what God created them to be is devastating to think about. If that is also you, should we not lead by example? Should we not live life with a Carpe Diem approach DAILY? We don't have long, that's just a fact. "Seize the day boys, seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary." Or as a Braveheart quote...."Every man dies, but not every man truly lives"
What are you going to do today to make it extraordinary? Begin with each moment. What are you going to do this moment to make the next better. Think about the consequences of every action and where each choice will fit into the conversation you have with yourself as an old man or woman looking back over your life. Live with abandoned. Whatever that may mean to you personally. Whether its a chance or risk you should take or one you shouldn't, live it out passionately!
I was recently asked the question; "What is your greatest fear?". I'm sure most of you know how I answered that one...........REGRET! At the end of the day, the week, the year, and my life, I fear looking back and saying that I wish I had yadayadayada....... I recently heard a quote on the radio that stands true within many different life experiences. "If people instantly suffered the pain and consequences from their habits, actions, and poor choices, they may not do many things they do." One could think smoking, nutrition, poor sleep, lack of exercise or any number of things we do daily that will rob us of our health, satisfaction, joy, or life years down the road.
There are a lot of slow and sneaky deaths. There are also many types of "death". The death of your spirit, motivation, enthusiasm for life etc. etc.... Regret is one of those "death" consequences that can sneak up on you. Life goes by so quickly, and then you look back wondering where it all went and kick yourself for how you chose to spend that precious time. Your priorities were out of whack, time management, joy and time sucking people were to blame, and a lonnnng list of other things that simply got in the way of you being the person you were created to be. While closing my eyes and imagining that conversation with myself, my kids, my Grandkids, my wife, or my God; I get the heeby jeebies! To think about my kids growing up and throwing away talents or falling short of what God created them to be is devastating to think about. If that is also you, should we not lead by example? Should we not live life with a Carpe Diem approach DAILY? We don't have long, that's just a fact. "Seize the day boys, seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary." Or as a Braveheart quote...."Every man dies, but not every man truly lives"
What are you going to do today to make it extraordinary? Begin with each moment. What are you going to do this moment to make the next better. Think about the consequences of every action and where each choice will fit into the conversation you have with yourself as an old man or woman looking back over your life. Live with abandoned. Whatever that may mean to you personally. Whether its a chance or risk you should take or one you shouldn't, live it out passionately!
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