Live Urgently

Live urgently - that's it. No really, there isn't anything that can be said more succinctly than that.  LIVE URGENTLY!  In other words, don't keep thinking about what you want to do, just do it...hey, perhaps the Nike marketing team was more enlightened than we knew.  We are advised to live as though we don't have a guarantee for tomorrow; however, few of us actually live in that manner.  We worry about how we will be perceived or if we can afford it.  We plan and think we will have plenty of time to reach our goals, but sometimes we put our dreams on hold.  People often say, "That is just life," but I reject that.  Unfortunately, we sometimes get lazy, distracted, complacent, tired or unmotivated, which undermines our hopes and desires, and we forget the very essence of what it means to be alive. It means we are here now, and we have an average of 79 years (in the U.S.) to figure out: who we are, what we want to be, what we want to do, who we want to surround ourselves with, what we care about, what our life means, and how to express all of this to the world (either directly or indirectly).  Sometimes we get caught up in petty, nonsensical issues, and other times we devote an astronomical amount of time to worthwhile and worthy causes.

In the end, it all comes down to whether or not we spent our time wisely - did we live with as much enthusiasm and vigor that we could? Did we appreciate every moment and opportunity? Very few can make this claim, but it isn't too late to start from this point forth.  Too often it takes a tragedy for us to realize what is important, or seize an opportunity that we may have otherwise overlooked.  Why do we wait to hear that a friend or a loved one loved one has a terminal illness, or has been in an accident, or some irreparable harm has occurred to be reminded of this fact?   In those crucial moments, I believe we find the importance, the truth, the quintessence of life, but why does it take that for us to be more aware of what truly matters? We must challenge ourselves to "CARPE DIEM"  and to live everyday with as much urgency as we felt in those moments, otherwise we may miss out on the best adventures that await us.