Are You Living Life?

Are you living life or merely existing?
There are a lot of people that don't realize that they aren't even living life!Have you ever been going so fast in your life and doing so much that you have no time to rest?
That is not living life!
If your mind has gone to a specific person that you know that is like this, or yourself, then you know what I'm talking about when I ask, "Are you living life or merely existing."
Living life is spending time with those you love and stopping long enough to see the beauty in the world.

You often see these people that go and go and go until they find that they don't have many friends anymore because they have given up on inviting them to social events.
So many people in the world do not like over-achievers. 
We are a lazy people in this world that like our down time and vacations.
When we have someone working overly hard it makes us feel bad or guilty.

So, what then is living besides spending time with family and seeing the beauty in the world?
Living is being conscious of everything and learning from every moment.
It is the living of every moment as if it is your last!
Within a second a life can be taken, or it can explode with life! 
I urge you to start living life, not merely existing. 
For those of you that have been living life, encourage others around you to live and help them to enjoy life. 
We are here on earth but a moment, then we are gone.
"Every man dies. Not every man really lives." -William Wallace 

Carpe Diem, Seize the Day

Fragile Life

You have often heard people talk about the fragility of life, right?
All of these doctors holding newborn babies or just the plain sight of a dead person after a crash.
We don't realize, as humans, that we could die at any moment.
For instance, if you walk out the door, go to work, and crash in your car on your way?

Now, after imagining a tragedy like that consider these questions.
Have you accomplished everything in life that you wanted to?
Did you reach those dreams you have often dreamed of?
Did you tell your loved ones that you loved them?

So many hurt people in this world are affected by the choices we make in our lives.
You may not think that you are hurting anybody when you drink or smoke.
In fact, you are killing other people besides yourself just the same.
It is impossible to smoke or drink inside a box.
Secondhand smoke is prevalent to the people around you, as well as, the fact that you may drive when you are drunk and may take someone else's life because you drank too much.

What I'm trying to say is, take a look at your life from behind the looking glass (out of body, from the outer world's perspective.)
Are you taking care of the fragile life and breath that you possess?
Are you guarding your heart?
I will tell you right now that the heart is the wellspring of life, both spiritually, emotionally, and physically!
Do you protect it?

"Every man dies.  Not every man really lives.  ~Braveheart

Carpe Diem, SEIZE THE DAY