The sun sets on another day…
Sunset, yes, it may have been there but it was likely hidden by the clouds again. Snow fell across the horizon, and I saw no color, but I knew high above it was kicking bottom. (lol)
I often get a kick on how we approach our lives. I know I shouldn’t get a kick out of it but I do and it’s one of the reasons the 29,000 sunsets was born. As you probably know by now the idea of 29,000 sunsets is based on the average lifespan of people in the United States. Those people can live about 29,000 sunsets which equates to seventy nine and three quarter years. Seems like a long time doesn’t it. It really seemed like a long time when I was 18, now not so much.
I am reminded of the movie Galaxy Quest, where one of the characters was talking to the computer all the time and repeating things that were being said. In the middle of it all they said, “hold please”, and for some reason that makes me laugh. That’s twice in this post I’m laughing about weird things. The reason it makes me laugh is that many times in life people say hold please to the things that mean something to them and those things sometimes slip away. I find myself often wondering why we would ever say “hold please” and instead feel we should be engaging heavily and pushing each day for amazement.
I remember seeing comics by John Hart that had the old man on top of the mountain giving sage advice on what the meaning of life was. I always wondered what the meaning of life was, but have come to believe it is living it. Life is meant to be lived, not just experienced, but truly lived. Somewhere in the depth of it all many people seem to forget that. Sometimes life happens but in a good life perhaps we make it happen.
I don’t profess to have all the answers but sometimes I have some good questions. My question to you today is what is keeping you from living life to its fullest. What is keeping you from doing those things that will make you feel amazing or show you something new or teach you to be better. Perhaps it’s time to set those things aside and embrace the new.
So as the sun sets on another day, my same mantra applies. Don’t whine about the past, it is gone. Don’t pine about the future, it will never get here. Instead define yourself each and every day and make today the best day that it can be, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and what a ride…