"All men die. Few men ever really live."
Okay, I know most of us aren't clones of William Wallace running around trying to preserve freedom for our countrymen (some exceptions do exist), but we can appreciate some of the words from Braveheart!
How powerful and invigorating those words are. Of course, degrees of "living" varies to the individual, and I know we all have different commitments that affect those degrees to which we strive.
However, are we just passing the days by waking up, going to work, coming home, eating dinner, watching TV, going to bed and then starting over the next day? Add in paying the bills and cleaning the white picket fence....the American Dream?
Is that really living? Look, in today's fast paced world it is easy to succumb to this pattern, or any other that specializes in making ends meet. Unfortunately, routine and comfort typically results in complacency....again, is that really living?
SO, three aspects of "living" to consider:
Prepared Living....
Reading? Documenting? Researching? Writing? Educating? Sharing? Drawing? Remembering? Planning? Recording?
Living with a Purpose....
Are we serving our Communities? Volunteering? Mentoring? Leading by example? Inventing? Leaving a Legacy? Giving? Adopting? Making history? Family? Generations? Friends?
Living with Passion....
Are we Laughing? Dancing? Shouting? Crying? Thinking? Cheering? Inspiring? Creating? Innovating? Influencing? Talking? Sharing? Standing for something? Singing? Communicating?
It's up to us....but one thing is certain - we'll eventually die. What do we do between birth and death? Life choices....
What do you think?
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....all worldly goods & money can not give back or pay for time...time is our only thief in life, therefore every moment I spend, I spend grateful for what I do have instead of my not haves...I am grateful for the family that was chosen for me & the true friends that I have...I love you all!
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