Thursdays Reality in Life
Good Morning Friends,
It’s Thursday and the week is winding down, hopefully you have found time this week to laugh, smile and find enjoyment in the moments. Life can be an interesting ride and they only way to keep ourselves going in the right direction is to keep a positive attitude even when we find it difficult. Today’s message is one of the many inspiring emails I receive; it’s simple yet truthful and liberating if we choose to follow it. Many of us know it to be the truth but for some reason we can’t seem too fully incorporate it in our lives, and if we do its usually short term due to the pressures of life and work. I WISH you an Amazing Day full of Living in the moment, take that risk, eat that dessert, dance that dance for tomorrow is never promised and today is ALL we have to make it happen!
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.” – Oscar Wilde
Someday everything will all make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.
I knew he didn't have long to live.
I was sat next to him on a cold bench at Brighton beach, staring out at the ocean.
"I want to tell you some crap," he said. "Pass it on."
And then he began.
Telling me the things he'd learned in his short time on this planet. The kind of things we all need reminding of from time to time, but we oh-so-easily forget.
He started talking...
"I want to tell you some crap," he said. "Pass it on."
And then he began.
Telling me the things he'd learned in his short time on this planet. The kind of things we all need reminding of from time to time, but we oh-so-easily forget.
He started talking...
"Rule number one, most shit don't matter."
The stuff you spend hours worrying about or getting excited over often doesn't really matter. Focus instead on the deeper things that will really count toward a happy life.
"Rule number two, let go of the past."
Regrets and bitterness hold you back. The past cannot be changed. Life only ever moves forward.
"Rule number three, everyone dies with a TODO list."
Don't make work your life, unless it's something you truly enjoy. Everyone dies with a TODO list. Don't glamorize busy-ness.
"Rule number four, assholes exist."
Forget trying to make everyone happy. The world is full of asses. Don't waste your time trying to understand them or please them.
"Rule number five, stop waiting."
It's so easy to delay doing something, just because we're waiting for the situation to be perfect. It will never be perfect. Do it now anyway.
"Rule six, know you're f*cking awesome... !"
It's so easy to forget how amazing you are. You're always uniquely you, no matter how hard you try not to be. Accept it, love yourself, and go live it large.
The thing is...
He died last week.
And he wanted me to pass this onto you. So that's what I'm doing.
Passing on the lessons of a late friend, to help remind you to live an awesome life today :-)
Thursday’s attempt at humor……..
The Magician and the Parrot
A magician was working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The audience would be different each week, so the magician allowed himself to do the same tricks over and over again.
There was only one problem: The captain's parrot saw the shows every week and began to understand what the magician did in every trick. Once he understood that, he started shouting in the middle of the show.
"Look, it's not the same hat!" "Look, he's hiding the flowers under the table!" "Hey, why are all the cards the Ace of Spades?"
The magician was furious but couldn't do anything, it was the captain's parrot after all.
One day the ship had an accident and sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood, in the middle of the ocean, and of course the parrot was by his side.
They stared at each other with hate, but did not utter a word. This went on for several days.
After a week the parrot finally said, "Okay, I give up. What'd you do with the boat?"
Laughter, It cures what ails You!