Life time

"Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think" - The Last Lecture (written by a man with only months to live)
Those were the last words I read last night before going to sleep. And, when I woke up this morning I had a fire for life that I never had before!....right? NO....I did fly out of bed to turn off my alarm and I was excited about the day ahead, what I would create, what challenges I would meet, what I would learn. the thing is, we don't typically read a line in a book or a whole book or have any one experience and completely shift our perspective....although it is possible. This is why I have chosen to set up little, daily practices, which include reading and listening to forwarding information, writing and stretching myself. I am grateful for what I have. I live my life with urgency and I appreciate the people in my life. Do I live like I have only a few months to live?...no, I do not...and I strive to live that way. There is a saying that "youth is wasted on the young". I think that youth is not usually taken advantage of by the young. And, a youthful spirit can be taken advantage of by anyone, of any age. You could also say that the opportunity to live like you have months to live is "wasted" on the dying. The opportunity is always there for all of us. My Uncle John recently died from cancer. He was an amazing man that touched so many lives and he lived his life well. Being told he was dying, did not provide him with the opportunity to live that way because he was very sick and his sickness progressed quickly. I miss my Uncle very much and besides the many lessons I learned from him in life, the lesson I learned from him in death is to strive to live like today as my last day before it actually is.