Carpe Diem.....really?

“What are you going to do with your life?"

 In one way or another it seemed that people had been asking her this forever; teachers, her parents, friends at three in the morning, but the question had never seemed this pressing and still she was no nearer an answer..

. "Live each day as if it's your last', that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn't practical. Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance.” 

― David Nicholls, One Day

John Keats is attributed to the quote:

CARPE DIEM

OR

SEIZE THE DAY....

NOW HOW MANY OF US 

PUT OUR FEET ON THE GROUND THIS MORNING

STRETCHED OUR ARMS AND LEGS

YAWNED OUR YAWN AND 

JUMPED OUT OF BED

WITH THE EXCITEMENT OF

SEIZING THE DAY.....

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN....REALLY?

SEIZE MEANS TO 

"GRAB HOLD"

"HOLD FORCIBLY"

HUM..

for me...

it was more like,

"dammit the alarm is going off again"

"my legs are sore from the gym two days ago"

"oh no...the coffee pot is empty"

so this morning

after thinking 

about my own opportunity

I'm doing a 

start it over...

Hallelujah!

I woke up this morning...

as my feet touched the floor,

:thank God for another day--it is so good to be alive:

:my legs are sore---so glad I had the opportunity to work out at a gym:

:I get to go to a job this morning--God bless those who are not as fortunate and are worrying about 

where their next meal will come...

ah....a fresh cup of coffee.....

I feel better now...

Carpe Diem...

not exactly

but

at least I'm 

on the road 

to Seizing  my opportunities

with 

new attitude and

new eyes...

Have a wonderful

day

Thank God you are alive....

and

do it

Seize your opportunity

where ever you stand or sit or lie.

Happy Hump Day......

the radical rambler....