"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." -James Dean.What great words of wisdom from someone who really knew how to live for the moment, and was blessed to have done so with such premature meeting with death. Between the busy work schedule we hold, household responsibilities, and family and personal obligations; it is easy to focus on our to-do lists and tasks that need to get done tomorrow or next week.
We eat and rush from the table to the next thing. Appointments are brief so we can get to the next one on time. Worst of all, our play time is cut short because we have so many things we NEED to or SHOULD get done.
Time flies by, the weeks, days and months blend one into the next. Heck, I can't believe it is close to April already. What have I been doing for the last three months? Can you relate?
What if you took extra time to live and find joy in each moment, each day? How would your conversations be different? Would your relationships change? What would be different for you at work? Maybe you would enjoy things instead of seeing them as a chore or obligation (exercise is a perfect example!).
Starting today (actually yesterday when I wrote this) I have decided to slow down and linger just a little longer in the present. I will focus on the joy of each moment, and as our friend James Dean says, live as if today is my last. How can you find more joy in daily life and live in the present?
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