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

"Life is Like Photography...

...we develop from negatives.”

Did you catch that concept, "Life is like photography, we develop from negatives."

You guys may have dealt with things in your lives, "negatives" that cause us to stumble in life.

Raise your hand if that applies to you. (We should all be raising our hands.)

In the current day we have digital cameras that automatically develop the picture.

Digital photography isn't as satisfying as film photography.

In film photography, negatives of photography go through chemicals to develop the film.

It starts as this black and white, disgusting piece of film. 

It takes a good amount of time for the exposure to take place with the chemicals and negatives.

The whole process has to be done in a dark room or else the film will be ruined.

So to, in life, we go through negatives (or struggles and hard times) in life that create the beginning of the picture (our lives and our purpose).

In order to fully develop our negative we must be refined by the chemicals (the process in which we see the significance of the negatives) to bring out the beautiful picture!

Go through the struggles in life to develop that negative.

Go through the refining process to get the final and beautiful picture!

Carpe Diem, Seize the Day!

Good Experiences In Life

There is a saying that, "all good things must come to an end."
This is not necessarily true.
There are good experiences in our lives that we don't want to end.
We must learn to enjoy those good moments in our lives and to cherish the memories of those good moments.

A good moment could be going on a great trip to your favorite place, maybe the beach.
Remember the times that you laugh, and remember those hard times even though they seem hard at the time; they make you stronger in the end.

What would your life be like if you thought about the bad experiences all the time?
Your life would be messed up as the rest of the world is because we don't try to think and find the good things in life.

Think about a time in your life that was a good time.
Whether that is meeting the love of your life, buying your first car, having a child, or spending time with family and those you love!
Hold and cherish that time today as you think back on the good things of life.
Life is too short to dwell on those bad things that hold you down.
Share that memory with at least one person today.
They will be glad and share in your joy!

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” 
~Dr. Seuss

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