The sun sets on another day…
Sunset was again lost in mist and rain as I watched the snow slowly melt and laughed as the landscape became wet and soggy instead of white and cheerful. In the end somewhere the sunset was amazing.
I have to say this every once in a while simply because sometimes it’s not evident. 29,000 sunsets is about 79 and three quarter years. At the time I started this blog, a long time ago, that was the average lifespan of someone in the United States. That does mean that some people live longer and some people live far less. If you knew that you only had 29,000 sunsets on this earth and tomorrow was your last day, what would you do differently. If you can say that you would do nothing differently than you are living your best life, but if you say anything the question becomes why aren’t you doing that today. It’s not an easy question and it’s not something that most people consider.
Why not walk on the edge. Why not go barefoot in the park? Why not walk in the rain? Why not do something that is different, and ridiculous, and makes your life a little better? Why not love and laugh and live with all of your heart every day instead of the last day.
This comes to mind after I looked at a book that I found as I was eliminating older things from my life. It was from 1989 and it was part of a management conference that I attended. As I began looking at the different people that were in that conference I found that most of them were dead. I know that sounds depressing but I’m sitting here wondering how they thought? How did they live their lives to the end? How does anyone? Life is interesting but when you consider the number of people that I just looked for there is a story here too.
I hope that wasn’t depressing but it kind of was to me so I rose above and was happy that I’m alive and that I remembered each and every one of them. As I continue and find my best path, I hope that I can live the life I’d like to live every day and enjoy myself to the nth degree.
So as the sun sets on another day, I hope you find enjoyment in your life often. I hope you find and laugh and love at all of the things that you can do. I hope you swing to the edge then pull yourself back just in time to enjoy another moment. Mostly I hope that you enjoy your day, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and be amazing…