That was one birthday message which I received today, and I liked it! Grab the day! Seize it! All I have is this one precious day, and I’m going to find all the enjoyment in it to take in as well as to share.
We celebrated my birthday a day early yesterday with friends and a fabulous homemade lemon meringue cheesecake, which was also my breakfast today. What a great start! Today, I will be enjoying sights and delicious food with my pals. We’ll reminisce some, but we will mostly simply live in this day in which we are actually together, enjoying each others company in the moment.
What a great plan for every day—grab it, live it, enjoy it, use it up completely! How many days gone by have not been seized and used? How many days have I just let go by? Too many!
Birthdays and New Year’s Eves are typically markers in our lives. What have I accomplished? Who have I hurt or diminished and what can I do to atone? Am I being my best self? What are my goals, and what steps am I taking to achieve them? Am I who I say I am?
One day at a time I can ask myself the same questions. I don’t need to wait for special days to make assessments. I can do it every day, and I can resolve to seize every day. When each day is over, I can assess whether or not that’s just what I’ve done, and I can either feel fine about the outcome or love myself for trying. I can go to sleep knowing that if I am given another day, I get to try again. No false expectations, just an acceptance of possibilities.
Today, I am going to seize the hell out of this day. I’m going to carpe the wonder and joy of this diem.
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