It's been twenty years since I graduated from high school. It really doesn't seem possible. When I think about how fast time goes by, I am reminded of the awesome advice of Marie Wagner (Kelly's Grandma) who says: It's later than you think! This is profound in it's simplicity and deep wisdom.
It is really hard for me to grasp the fact that I have been on earth for 38 years. But I got to tell you this; I can't wait for the next 20 years! I really feel I am just getting started. I have huge plans and things I need to contribute by the time I hit 58.
Time goes by fast; we all know that. And the way I look at this is I have one shot at this thing called Life....I need to make a difference and have an impact. I can't wait and procrastinate. I need to make sure every single day I am improving, advancing, and making a difference. Why such the urgency? Because the next thing I will know, I will be 58 and 20 more years will have flown by.
Time goes by and the clock goes tick tock..tick tock...tick tock and I have no say in that. I have no Life time outs. Given that, my choice is to let my life and time go by and just sort of "live" without paying much attention....or I can grasp every day and intentionally make a difference (or try to) and live with a purpose.
My decision is to live intentionally and try to make a huge positive impact. I have been working hard on this (intentional and purposeful living) for the last 5 years. And still, I am not even close to where I want to be; I have so much work left. But I do see progress and that keeps me going and fired up!
Someone the other day asked me about living from a vision and how all that works. Here are some bullet points I offered:
- It's hard work. It's painful at times
- You must deeply understand Time (how to use it, what it means, never take for granted)
- Every single day is an opportunity and a gift that can not be wasted
- Simply: Pay Attention! There are so many awesome things and people but you have to pay attention in life to find them
- Get used to being on the Road Less Traveled (or sometimes in my case the Road Never Traveled)
- Your decisions will not make sense to most people. You will not have many people thinking you are making good choices
- Huge sacrifices need to be made (we have come to love Mac and Cheese!)
- It takes some time to see progress (but that doesn't mean it's not there)
- Once you see progress, there is some serious adrenaline that kicks in
- There is absolutely NO BETTER WAY TO LIVE!
