Life

In this day and age, I feel that we take the pure essence of living for granted.  So many of us are concerned with what is going to happen in the future.  What we need to do is realize that what we have is right here in front of us.  Although it is cliche, it is absolutely true: tomorrow never comes.  I think we, at least I know I do, often forget that.  We can’t move forward if we don’t fully appreciate what is right in fron of us.  Live.  Live richly.  Yesterday, one of my favorite teachers from high school was found dead behind her desk before the first period of the school day.  All over the school the teachers had made posters that said this: “To live is to love.  To love is the only way to live.  Lady K lived more than any of us could ever hope to.  May she rest in peace.”  At the end of her life, the legacy that Lady K left behind was love.  She lived intensly in the present, loving her life and existing on purpose. 

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  1. Great advice! Totally agree. It is a great way to live your life. Good subject choice.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  10/27  at  07:58 PM

  2. Wow. You really capture the essence of Lady K for those of us who did not know her. You encourage us to voluntarily question our life as you challenge us to live “intensely in the present.”

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  10/28  at  01:05 AM

  3. I like your entry. You have a lot of short sentences though. For example, “Live. Live Richly.” It wasn’t annoying, but it was right on the verge of becoming annoying. I don’t mean to be too picky (because it is just a journal), but I do think the part about Lady K could be improved. I read it more than once and it’s still a little confusing. I only get your point because of your last sentence on it. Maybe it would have helped if you had put that first as well. Something like; “Someone that truly lived richly was one of my favorite teachers. Yesterday…” I don’t know, but I think it would be easier to read that way.

    Don’t get me wrong though, I think this is a really good piece. You look at the topic from two different aspects. Emotionally and logically. I like that.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  10/28  at  05:36 PM
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