The Secret to Life
OK – you’re bored and not doing what you want to do.
My moment was when my kid brother died. I decided then and there that if I had to die young, I didn’t want to leave anything on the table.
My only problem is that I keep adding things to the table and I think there’s more there now then there was then. The older I get, the more I find I really want to do. I have more projects in my radar than I can count. I want them all.
Life’s a giggle.
The speedbumps in life, large or small, are usually what jumpstart us. We all get that chance and what we make of it is what determines our life going forward.
I was told once that when someone dies we lose a library .When I go ,I want all the books out and nothing left on the shelves.
I got that wakeup call after my best friend committed suicide…I decided I wanted to grown my own food and be as self-sufficient as possible out in the country. Still working on it but getting there.
Life is a sweet gift that should be treasured. I am fortunate to be reminded of that every day at my job (nurse in an ICU). I have seen a lot of senseless deaths and a lot of wasted lives. I am determined not to do that with mine. I make sure I enjoy the simple things in life, the things that really matter-friends and family, and take time to enjoy where you are. Of course I have a lot of things on my to do list but I’ll enjoy where I am until I get to them!
The secret to leading a full life, IMHO, is to pay no attention to what is “en vogue” or cool or the thing to do, or how do I look, or how can I get that guy/girl, or is my house clean enough to eat from the floor, or worrying about what everyone thinks… it’s all a waste of time… If you have talent, develop it for your OWN enjoyment… Love it and love your life. Don’t concern yourself with what others may think. I have such regrets that I didn’t do all the things that I love doing when I was younger… gardening, quilting, tiffany glass lamps, reading good books… and there are so many things now that I would just love to try… there just isn’t time. How we waste our time on nonsense… So I work in my garden and quilt and read and enjoy the company of my Ragdoll cats… and I’ve stopped worrying about things that don’t matter, doing the things that I love.
@Katharine -
Katharine – life’s a bit of a journey – and we all get what we work at.. eventually.
@Jennifer -
Jennifer – I’m always amazed at folks like yourself who deal with that on a daily basis. I couldn’t do it. My few years working in a psychiatric hospital convinced me that I simply didn’t have what it took to survive in the healing environment. Good for you!