It's The Little Things

They always say, "Live everyday as if it were your last."  So then we sit and think to ourselves; I have to go bungee jumping or skydiving, because it makes us think that we have to go do the unthinkable before our last day comes.   I try to take a step back and soak up the little things in life, which you may find to be far more rewarding.  The next time you are eating out at a restaurant taking a few moments flipping through the menu because you are so indecisive, consider the people who have nothing to eat and shamefully dig through your garbage just to survive.  Stepping into this mindset isn't meant to make you feel bad that you live better, but it will make you appreciate every tiny bite off of the fork in your hands. 

There was a period of about two months in my life when I woke up on a daily basis not knowing how I would eat.  Every single day.  But in these two months I had never been happier my entire life. I woke up feeling like a million dollars every morning because I was alive, excited what kind of people would cross my path, what adventures I'd find myself on, and thankful to be living in a beautiful place where everything was at my fingertips even if nothing was in my pockets.  That simplicity of life is the most rewarding feeling.  You get more out of life meeting somebody new in your day than making a dollar.

Regardless of bad circumstances, everybody can find something to be thankful for.  I have to stop myself most of the time and snap out of it because I whine and get upset when things don't go my way, but I wake up and open my eyes on a daily basis to another day in a world of endless opportunities.  The only thing that could get in my way of happiness or appreciating life, is death.  Tomorrow morning before you push yourself out of bed to begin another day, take a few seconds to smile and thank God that you woke up breathing.  I can assure you that just by doing that simple ritual every time you open your eyes from a restful night of sleep, the days will go by easier, the sun appears to be brighter and every meal tastes like the best meal you have ever had. 

What ever occurred in our lives to make us not appreciate the most important things?  Growing up when my dad would give me twenty dollars to go to the mall, I would not be satisfied until I could get thirty.  Why are things just never enough for us?  Before the world got caught up with money, cars, and having the newest Blackberry, people would look forward to going home and eating dinner with their families every night.  You have lost touch with the simplicity of life, we all have. 

We were not given this life to go out to dinners and nightclubs with superficial friends; think about the true meaning of what it is to be alive.  Surround yourself with real people, never take your life for granted, and when somebody tells you to live as if today was your last day...don't treat it like a last parade.  Take it back to the simple things.