Reflecting life & thought provoking

Take a deep breath (Photo credit: geirarne)

Something big is happening with every breath you inhale. It’s called “ LIFE”. With every exhale, life is spent. Live your day – like it will be your last. Go Ahead, Take Deep Breaths.

First things first;

1. Thank God for another day. (you safely returned to reality from the depths of sleep)

2. Say a prayer for protection and guidance before your feet hit the floor.

3. Look out the bedroom window to checkout the weather.

4. Head to the coffee pot or tea kettle. Be sure to program the night before.

5. Eat something. Hopefully oatmeal, it taste good, its warm and packed with fiber.

6. Hit the shower. While the conditioner is penetrating, do 30 squats on each leg.

7. Before you grab the towel, grease your body up in body lotion. Let it soak in.

8. Look at the fogged bathroom mirror and draw a smiley face with your finger.

9. Put on the clothes you picked out the night before and don’t change it.

10. Create a fun upbeat playlist for your morning commute to work or play.

Sound unrealistic? It’s really not, just simple routines combined with a little extra planning before bed. Mornings will be less stressful and days will be more enjoyable! And for all of the natural born early people who might be reading this – mornings can be hectic for us “night owls”. We need all the help we can get.

Life goes by fast. Most days are uneventful however satisfying. The days and years are somewhere in a fog, except of course for birthdays, graduations, and significant happenings.

In fact, most of my days have come from seamless late nights of endless thinking and running my mind off the cliff with the “what if’s”. My days fly by, barely leaving a visible trace they began and ended.

January and December are the months I am more conscious of time. With January being all about innovation for the New Year and the time in my life that seems everything is washed clean, ready to start fresh. And December, the year closure point is all about the Christmas countdown of preparation and planning. These days are about the anticipation of a new hope to come.

Summertime holds my happiest days. All year-long I think about the upcoming season of summer. Visions of swimming in the ocean, which feels like liquid velvet in July. Sitting on the shore with your newest playlist blaring and a best-selling summer reads in hand. Those are the days I savor. Those days are to renew my mind, body and spirit to move forward. The winter months are darker, but still hustling by. Days of bright sunshine are shorter. The days of winter are hard to get out bed in the mornings. The beach is good in the winter – filled with locals walking their dogs and surfers braving the cold waters waiting for the big wave.

Reflecting on the days of my life I see images in my head of good times, good friends and a full life. I have experienced epic love of all kinds that have inspired me to love others and to value my life. Take time to laugh a little every day and don’t be stingy with your hugs.

TIPS TO EMBRACE THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE