Life
Live. And Live Well. BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply. Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now. On a crystal clear, breezy 70 degree day, roll down the windows and FEEL the wind against your skin. Feel the warmth of the sun.If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool Autumn day to FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE. Get knee-deep in a novel and LOSE track of time.
If you bike, pedal HARD...and if you crash then crash well. Feel the SATISFACTION of a job well done -- a paper well written, a project thoroughly completed, a play well-performed. If you must wipe the snot from your 3-year old's nose, don't be disgusted if the Kleenex didn't catch it all...because soon he'll be wiping his own.
If you've recently experienced loss, then GRIEVE. And grieve well. At the table with friends and family, LAUGH. If you're eating and laughing at the same time, then might was well laugh until you puke. And if you eat, then SMELL. The aromas are not impediments to your day. Steak on the grill, coffee beams freshly ground, cookies in the oven.
And TASTE. Taste every ounce of flavor. Taste every ounce of friendship. Taste every ounce of Life. Because-it-is-most-definately-a-Gift.
by Melody Porter from Relevant Magazine, January/February 2006 issue 18.
2 comments:
Okay, I'll comment you Julie. That was a real nice blog you wrote there, freshened up my day. You keep it comin' girl. But perhaps no one wants to comment you because it's not your original work, so get with it girl! Stop bein' so lazy and come up with this stuff on your own. Okay well, you need a shower so I'm out of here!
:)
I am enjoying catching up here. I've missed ya!!!
And we subscribe to Living Without too. Love that magazine!
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