Wisdoms from the Journey - Vol VIII (Jan thru Oct 2014)

To Seize the Day …
(09/20/2014)
"Life is what happens while you are making other plans." ~ John Lennon
Carpe Diem! ... Seize the Day! ... YOLO! ... So many of us hear these
words and think they are an encouragement to go have as much fun as possible; to
accumulate as much wealth as possible; to experience as much pleasure as
possible --- to sit back & relax, or to jump out of airplanes; to cross things off our
bucket lists, or to finally do what we've always wanted to do … And yet none of
these things has anything at all to do with the experience of true Joy or the
knowing of real Peace --- and not a single one of them will ever allow us to fully
embrace any of the moments we have remaining.
No, my Friends, to truly "Seize the Day" we must have the courage to do so
with the Soul more than with the mind; with the conscient yearning to DO Good
more than with mere desire to “feel great” ... Yes, to truly seize this day we must
have the courage to reach out to those who are downtrodden or depressed; we
must have the courage to defend those who are defenseless; we must have the
courage to forgive those who seem unforgivable; and we must have the courage to
LOVE those who we have chosen to "hate".
For indeed, today is the last "today" any of us will ever truly have, so let us
not let it slip by uncherished ...
… Let us open up our Hearts and gracefully SEIZE IT instead.
Amen ... Let it be so.
“One of life’s greatest
excitements is to stand
somewhat apart and watch
yourself softly becoming the
author of something
Beautiful.” ~ inspired by
Norman MacClean
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